March 2 Vasco da Gama's fleet visits Mozambique Island April 7 Crowd storms Savonarola's convent San Marco Florence, Italy May 20 Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama arrives at Calicut, India May 30 Columbus departs with 6 ships for 3rd trip to America June 21 Jews are expelled from Nurenberg Bavaria by Emperor Maximillian June 26 Toothbrush invented July 7 Emperor Maximilian I establishes choir of Imperial Chapel July 20 Emperor Maximilian names Albrecht governor of Netherlands July 31 Christopher Columbus discovers island of Trinidad August 1 Christopher Columbus lands on "Isla Santa" near Venezuela August 7 Columbus arrives in Caribbean August 14 Columbus landed at the mouth of the Orinoco River in Venezuela August 17 Cardinal Borgia renounced his vows and office to marry a French princess
