Mar 4 Sigismund, Archduke of Austria (b. 1427) Mar 12 Johannes de Lapide [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies Apr 16 David van Bourgondie, Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69 Jul 8 Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies Sep 25 Piero Capponi, Italian soldier and statesman (b. 1447) Oct 5 Ferdinand II, King of Naples (1495-96), dies at 27 1495 Famous Deaths by Year 1497 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide