| Years: 1491 1492 1493 - 1494 - 1495 1496 1497 | |
| Decades: 1460s 1470s 1480s - 1490s - 1500s 1510s 1520s | |
| Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century | |
Events
- January 25 - Alfonso II becomes King of Naples.
- June 7 - Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries.
- October 22 - Ludovico Sforza becomes Duke of Milan.
- Start of the Italian Wars.
- The University of Aberdeen is founded by the bishop of Aberdeen.
Births
- Saito Dosan, daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japan.
- February 2 - Bona Sforza, queen of Poland and a second wife of Sigismund I of Poland
- September 12 - King Francis I of France
- November 6 - Suleiman the Magnificent, future ruler of the Ottoman Empire
Deaths
- January 25 - Ferdinand I, King of Naples