Deaths on February 4

Antonio del Pollaiolo

Died on February 4, 1498

Antonio del Pollaiolo, Italian artist (b. 1429/1433)

Antonio del Pollaiuolo (UK: POL-eye-WOH-loh, US: POHL-, Italian: [anˈtɔːnjo del pollaˈjwɔːlo]; 17 January 1429/1433 – 4 February 1498), also known as Antonio di Jacopo Pollaiuolo or Antonio Pollaiuolo (also spelled Pollaiolo), was an Italian painter, sculptor, engraver, and goldsmith during the Italian Renaissance.

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Events on 1498

20 May

Discovery of the sea route to India
Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama discovers the sea route to India when he arrives at Kozhikode (previously known as Calicut), India.
31 Jul

Trinidad
On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to discover the island of Trinidad.
26 Aug

Pietà (Michelangelo)
Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà.

Deaths on February 4

Antonio del Pollaiolo

Died on February 4, 1498

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Events on 1498

Discovery of the sea route to India

Trinidad

Pietà (Michelangelo)