Births on October 29

Benedetto Accolti the Younger

Born on October 29, 1497

Benedetto Accolti the Younger, Italian cardinal (d. 1549)

Benedetto Accolti the younger (29 October 1497 – 21 September 1549) was an Italian cardinal. He was born in Florence, Italy, the son of Michele Accolti, patrician of Arezzo, and Lucrezia Alamanni. He died in Florence of an apoplexy. He was nephew of Cardinal Pietro Accolti and was called "Il Giovane" or the Cardinal of Ravenna.

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Events on 1497

27 Jun

Michael An Gof
Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London, England.
16 Dec

Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama passes the Great Fish River, where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal.