1493
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| Decades: | 1460s 1470s 1480s – 1490s – 1500s 1510s 1520s |
| Years: | 1490 1491 1492 – 1493 – 1494 1495 1496 |
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1493 Media
Hartmann Schedel's 1493 map of the world
1493 (MCDXCIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1493rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 493rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 93rd year of the 15th century, and the 4th year of the 1490s decade. As of the start of 1493, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
- March 15 – Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas.
- July 28 – Great fire in Moscow.
- September 9 – Battle of Krbava field between defending Croatian nobles and invading Ottoman Turk forces.
- November 19 – Christopher Columbus goes ashore on an island he saw for the first time only the day before. He names it San Juan Bautista (later renamed Puerto Rico).
- December 23 – Georg Alt's German translation of Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle is published.