1490s

The following events happened in the 1490s:

Events

 * 1492: Sir Nicholas de Mimsy Porpington is executed on 31st October; even after 45 blows with an axe, his head remains attached to his neck but he does die a painful death. After his death he returns as a ghost.

Births

 * 1492: Bowman Wright (disputable)
 * 1493: Paracelsus
 * 1493: Henry Bumblepuff

Deaths

 * 1490: Burdock Muldoon
 * 31 October, 1492: Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington