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| Years: 1483 1484 1485 - 1486 - 1487 1488 1489 | |
| Decades: 1450s 1460s 1470s - 1480s - 1490s 1500s 1510s | |
| Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century | |
Contents |
Events
- Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies of poisoning. He is succeeded by Auitzotl.
- Matthias Corvinus organizes first hussars
- Sigismund, Archduke of Tyrol, issues Europe's first large silver coin, the guldengroschen. This coin later becomes the thaler.
Births
- January 6 - Martin Agricola, German composer and music theorist (died 1556)
- August 23 - Sigismund von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat and historian (died 1566)
- September 14 - Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, German astrologer and alchemist (died 1535)
- September 20 - Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of Henry VII of England (died 1502)
- Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll (approximate date; died 1535)
- Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Indian ascetic and monk (died 1534)
- Jacopo Sansovino, Italian sculptor and architect (died 1570)
- Ludwig Senfl, Swiss composer
Deaths
- March 11 - Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg (born 1414)
- March 30 - Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England
- July 14 - Margaret of Denmark, daughter of Christian I of Denmark (born 1456)
- Aristotile Fioravanti, Italian architect and engineer (approximate date; born c. 1415)
- Richard Oldham, English cleric
- Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan (poisoned)
- William Waynflete, English Lord Chancellor and bishop of Winchester (born 1395)
Fictional Events
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