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December 6 - King Charles VIII marries Anne de Bretagne, thus incorporating Brittany into the kingdom of France.
A major fire breaks out in Dresden.
Births
June 28 - Henry VIII, king of England (+ 1547)
December 24(?) - Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus (+ 1556)
December 31 - Jacques Cartier, French explorer of Canada (+ 1557)
Azai Sukemasa - Japanese samurai and warlord
Martin Bucer, German Protestant reformer
Deaths
Jean Balue, French cardinal, statesman
William Caxton, first English printer
John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (b. 1442)
Sciences
Nicolaus Copernicus enters Krakow university, and meets astronomy for the first time
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