Family tree Meijer » Adolf van Kleef (1461-1498)
Personal data Adolf van Kleef
- He was born on April 28, 1461 in Kleef (D).
- He died on April 5, 1498 in Luik (B), he was 36 years old.
- A child of Johan 1 van Kleef and Elisabeth van Bourgondie
- This information was last updated on July 1, 2011.
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Historical events
Birthday April 28, 1461
- Graaf Filips I de Goede (Beiers Huis) was from 1433 till 1467 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1461: Source: Wikipedia
- February 2 » Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Mortimer's Cross is fought in Herefordshire, England.
- March 4 » Wars of the Roses in England: Lancastrian King Henry VI is deposed by his House of York cousin, who then becomes King Edward IV.
- March 29 » Battle of Towton: Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England, bringing a temporary stop to the Wars of the Roses.
- June 28 » Edward, Earl of March, is crowned King Edward IV of England.
- August 7 » The Ming dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor.
- August 15 » The Empire of Trebizond surrenders to the forces of Sultan Mehmed II. This is regarded by some historians as the real end of the Byzantine Empire. Emperor David is exiled and later murdered.
Day of death April 5, 1498
- Graaf Filips II de Schone (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1494 till 1506 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1498: Source: Wikipedia
- March 2 » Vasco da Gama's fleet visits the Island of Mozambique.
- May 20 » Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama discovers the sea route to India when he arrives at Kozhikode (previously known as Calicut), India.
- May 23 » Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy.
- July 31 » On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to discover the island of Trinidad.
- August 1 » Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to visit what is now Venezuela.
- August 17 » Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI, becomes the first person in history to resign the cardinalate; later that same day, King Louis XII of France names him Duke of Valentinois.
Same birth/death day
- 1402 » Nezahualcoyotl, Acolhuan philosopher, warrior, poet and ruler († 1472)
- 1442 » Edward IV, king of England († 1483)
- 1545 » Yi Sun-sin, Korean commander († 1598)
- 1573 » Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême, son of Charles IX († 1650)
- 1604 » Joris Jansen Rapelje, Dutch settler in colonial North America († 1662)
- 1623 » Wilhelmus Beekman, Dutch politician († 1707)
- 1419 » Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)
- 1431 » Bernard I, margrave of Baden-Baden (b. 1364)
- 1512 » Lazzaro Bastiani, Italian painter (b. 1429)
- 1534 » Jan Matthys, Dutch anabaptist reformer
- 1594 » Catherine of Palma, Spanish nun (b. 1533)
- 1612 » Diana Scultori, Italian engraver
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