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What Happened in March 1496

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Cabot Granted Commission

Mar 5 English King Henry VII grants John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) a commission to explore for new lands

Explorer John Cabot

King of England Henry VII

Mar 9 Jews are expelled from Carintha, Austria
Mar 12 Jews are expelled from Syria

Famous Birthdays

Mar 18 Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (d. 1533)

Famous Deaths

Mar 4 Sigismund, Archduke of Austria (b. 1427)
Mar 12 Johannes de Lapide [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies

Historical Figures