It turns out that Pico was assassinated on this date in 1494, poisoned by his assistant on the eve of when Pico's protection by the Medici was about to evaporate as the army of Charles VIII approached Florence. Pico had many enemies, including the powerful Dominican friar Savonarola.

More on the Pico murder mystery: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/a-renaissance-murder-mystery

A sampling of video interviews concerning my book about Pico, entitled Celestial Intelligences:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nKCdRPU5QE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3fHs9BvddQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgDtY0ktumg&t=529s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhqZwbndU0E

And most recent interview on this topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=804E55TGypQ&t=1s