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| Years: 1478 1479 1480 - 1481 - 1482 1483 1484 | |
| Decades: 1450s 1460s 1470s - 1480s - 1490s 1500s 1510s | |
| Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century | |
Events
- May 3 - Mehmed II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Beyazid II.
- May 21 - Christian I, King of Denmark and Norway dies and is succeeded by his son John (1481-1513)
- With the death of Duke Charles IV of Anjou, Anjou was reverted to the French crown under Louis XI of France.
- Change of Patriarch Maximus III (1476-1481) to Symeon I (1466, 1471-1474, 1481-1486)
- Fire destroyed the roof and the spires of the Cathedral of Notre Dame at Reims
- Tizoc, the Aztec ruler of the city of Tenochtitlán, rose to power
- Famous Aztec Calendar Stone or "Sun Stone" carved
- The Spanish Inquisition began (until 1820)
- Treaty of Tordesillas - The papal Bull Aeterni regis had granted all land south of the Canaries to Portugal.
- Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies and is succeeded by his brother Tízoc.
Births
- January 15 - Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Ashikaga shogun
- July 1 - King Christian III of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (d. 1559)
Deaths
- May 3 - Mehmed II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
- May 21 - Christian I, King of Denmark and Norway.
- August 28 - King Afonso V of Portugal
- Duke Charles IV of Anjou, titular King of Naples
- Jean Fouquet, French painter
- Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan.
- Erik Axelsson Tott, former Regent of Sweden.
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