1494
| 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.
- May 31 - Natives of the island of Tenerife, known as Guanches, defeat invading Spanish forces at the First Battle of Acentejo.
- June 7 - Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries.
- October 22 - Ludovico Sforza become Duke of Milan.
- Start of the Italian Wars.
- The University of Aberdeen is founded by the bishop of Aberdeen.
- Na'od succeeds his father Baeda Maryam as Emperor of Ethiopia.
Births
- February 2 - Bona Sforza, second wife of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)
- September 12 - King Francis I of France (d. 1547)
- November 6 - Suleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1566)
- Saito Dosan, Japanese warlord (d. 1445)
Deaths
- January 11 - Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian artist (b. 1449)
- January 25 - Ferdinand I, King of Naples
- November 17 - Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italian humanist (b. 1463)
- Baeda Maryam, Emperor of Ethiopia