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February 9: Leonardo da Vinci completes his painting of The Last Supper. May 17: Vasco da Gama reaches India by sea and opens the first sea route between Europe and Asia.
Year 1498 (MCDXCVIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1498th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 498th year of the 2nd millennium, the 98th year of the 15th century, and the 9th and pre-final year of the 1490s decade.