Historical Events
Columbus Lands in South America
Aug 1 Christopher Columbus lands in South America for the first time, near the mouth of the Orinoco river, in modern-day Venezuela
- Aug 14 Christopher Columbus landed at the mouth of the Orinoco River in what is now Venezuela
Pietà Commissioned
Aug 26 Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà sculpture by French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères
Famous Weddings
- Aug 17 Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander IV, 1st man to resign the cardinalate marries Charlotte d'Albret of Navarre
