Events January 5 - Battle of Nancy - Charles the Bold of Burgundy is again defeated, and this time is killed. ... Events February 18 - George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London. ... Events January 20 - Ferdinand II ascends the throne of Aragon and rules together with his wife Isabella, queen of Castile over most of the Iberian peninsula. ... 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... Events Portuguese fortify Fort Elmina on the Gold Coast Tizoc rules the Aztecs Diogo Cão, a Portuguese navigator, becomes the first European to sail up the Congo. ... Events The São Tomé settlement is founded. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... Events and Trends Fall of Constantinople on May 29, 1453. ... Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century Decades: 1410s 1420s 1430s 1440s 1450s - 1460s - 1470s 1480s 1490s 1500s 1510s Years: 1460 1461 1462 1463 1464 1465 1466 1467 1468 1469 Events and Trends Sonni Ali, first Songhai king, conquers many of his African neighbors. ... Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century Decades: 1420s 1430s 1440s 1450s 1460s - 1470s - 1480s 1490s 1500s 1510s 1520s Years: 1470 1471 1472 1473 1474 1475 1476 1477 1478 1479 Events and Trends battle of Avenches 1476 Prominent Persons Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer Categories: 1470s ... Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century Decades: 1430s 1440s 1450s 1460s 1470s - 1480s - 1490s 1500s 1510s 1520s 1530s Years: 1480 1481 1482 1483 1484 1485 1486 1487 1488 1489 Events and Trends Categories: 1480s ... Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century Decades: 1440s 1450s 1460s 1470s 1480s - 1490s - 1500s 1510s 1520s 1530s 1540s Years: 1490 1491 1492 1493 1494 1495 1496 1497 1498 1499 Events and Trends 1490: Tirant lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell & Martí Joan De Galba is published. ... ---- Events and Trends Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa Spanish arrive in present-day Gulf of Mexico External links 1500-1524 Events 1500-1509 Events Categories: 1500s ... ---- Events and Trends Template:Stub:hist Categories: 1510s ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...

Events

• March 6 - Treaty of Toledo - Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain recognize African conquests of Afonso of Portugal and he cedes the Canary Islands to Spain

• Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde.
• Ludovico Sforza becomes Regent of Milan (reigns until 1499)
• Concorts and co-rulers Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella of Castile initiate the Spanish Inquisition (looking for heretics in converted Jews)
• Leonardo da Vinci invents the parachute
• Mohamed II fails in his attempt to capture Rhodes from the Knights of Rhodes

March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the words for prepared and journey. ... A number of famous people in history were named Isabella: Queen Isabella of Angouleme (1187-1246), wife of John of England Queen Isabella of Castile (1451-1504), Queen regnant of Castile Queen Isabella of France (1292-1358), wife of Edward II of England Queen Isabella of Jerusalem (1170-1205), Queen... A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. ... Alfonso (or Afonso, Alphonso) may refer to any of the following; Kings of Portugal Afonso I of Portugal -- (1109-1185) the Conqueror (Afonso Henriques) Afonso II of Portugal -- (1185-1223) the Fat Afonso III of Portugal -- (1210-1279) Afonso IV of Portugal -- (1291-1357) Afonso V of Portugal -- (1432-1481... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Miniature in russian chronicle, XVI century The Great standing on the Ugra river (Великое cтояние на реке Угре in Russian, also Угорщина (Ugorschina in English, derived from Ugra)) was a bloodless standoff between Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Golden Horde, and Grand Duke Ivan III of Russia in 1480, which... Muscovy (Moscow principality (княжество Московское) to Grand Duchy of Moscow (Великое Княжество Московское) to Russian Tsardom (Царство Русское) is a traditional Western name for the Russian state that existed from the 14th century to the late 17th century. ... This article refers to the medieval Turkic state. ... Ludovico Sforza in a portrait by Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis. ... Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed region in Italy. ... 1499 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ferdinand and his wife Isabel of Castile Ferdinand II (Fernando de Aragón in Spanish and Ferran dAragó in Catalan), nicknamed the Catholic (March 10, 1452 – June 23, 1516) was king of Aragon, Castile, Sicily, Naples, Valencia, Sardinia and Navarre and Count of Barcelona. ... Isabella of Castile Isabella of Castile (April 22, 1451 – November 26, 1504) was queen of Castile and Leon. ... Pedro Berruguete. ... Leonardo da Vinci (Born April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy, and died in May 2, 1519 in Cloux, France) was an Italian Renaissance architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, and painter. ... The Apollo 15 capsule landed safely despite a parachute failure. ... Mehmed II Mehmed II (March 30, 1432 – May 3, 1481; nicknamed el-Fatih, the Conqueror) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to 1446, and later from 1451 to 1481. ... Main entrance to the medieval city of Rhodes Rhodes, Greek Ρόδος (pron. ... The Knights Hospitaller (the or Knights of Malta or Knights of Rhodes) is a tradition which began as a Benedictine nursing Order founded in the 11th century based in the Holy Land, but soon became a militant Christian Chivalric Order under its own charter, and was charged with the care...

Births

• January 10 - Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (died 1530)
• February 13 - Girolamo Aleandro, Italian cardinal (died 1542)
• April 14 - Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara (died 1519)
• June 1 - Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (died 1550)
• Arasibo, Taino Cacique
• Matteo Bandello, Italian novelist (died 1562)
• Vannoccio Biringuccio, Italian metallurgist (died 1539)
• Saint Cajetan, founder of the Theatines (died 1547)
• Johann Georg Faust, German alchemist (died 1540)
• Giovanni Guidiccioni, Italian poet (died 1541)
• Jumacao, Taino Cacique
• Barbara Kola, Polish noblewoman (died 1560)
• Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese navigator (died 1521)
• Pánfilo de Narváez, Spanish conquistador (died 1528)
• Jerzy Radziwill, Polish nobleman (died 1541)
• Marcantonio Raimondi, Italian engraver (died 1439)
• Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (died 1504)
• Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone (died 1559)
• Palma Vecchio, Italian painter (died 1528)
• Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (died 1511)
• Hans Baldung, german painter

January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Archduchess Margaretha of Austria (10 January 1480 – 1 December 1530) was a Habsburg princess, the daughter of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Mary of Burgundy. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Girolamo Aleandro (Hieromymus Aleander) (13 February 1480 - 1 February 1542) was an Italian cardinal. ... Events War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII of England is allied to the Emperor, while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Events March 4 - Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... Tiedemann Giese (June 1, 1480 - October 23, 1550) of the Patrician family Giese from Gdańsk became bishop of Chełmno, then bishop of Warmia. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Arasibo (born c. ... Matteo Bandello (1480—1562) was an Italian novelist. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Vannoccio Biringuccio (1480-1539) was an Italian metallurgist. ... Events May 30 - In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal to find gold. ... Saint Cajetan, not to be confused with Cardinal Cajetan, is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. ... The Theatines were a male religious order of the Catholic Church. ... Events January 16 - Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia. ... Dr. Johann Georg Faust (approx. ... Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... Giovanni Guidiccioni (1480-1541), Italian poet, was born at Lucca, and died at Macerata. ... Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ... Jumacao (born c. ... Noble Family Kola Coat of Arms  ? Parents Pawel Kola Bruneta z Chodcza Consorts Jerzy Radziwiłł Children with Jerzy Radziwiłł Mikolaj Rudy Radziwiłł Anna Elżbieta Radziwiłł Barbara Radziwiłł Date of Birth 1480 Place of Birth Dalejów Date of Death 1560 Place of Death  ? Barbara Kola or Kolanka (z Dalejowa) (1480-1560... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ...     Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães, IPA pron. ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ... Pánfilo de Narváez (1470 – 1528) was a Spanish conqueror and soldier in the Americas. ... Events June 19 - Battle of Landriano - A French army in Italy under Marshal St. ... Noble Family Radziwiłł Coat of Arms Trąby Parents Mikołaj Radiwiłłowicz Zofia Anna Monwind Consorts Barbara Kiszka Barbara Kola Children with Barbara Kola Mikolaj Rudy Radziwiłł Anna Elżbieta Radziwiłł Barbara Radziwiłł Date of Birth 1480 Place of Birth  ? Date of Death April, 1541 Place of Death  ? Jerzy Radziwiłł (1480-1541) was... Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ... Marcantonio Raimondi (c. ... Events Battle of Grotnik, which ended the hussite movement in Poland Eric of Pomerania, King of Sweden, Denmark and Norway is declared deposed in Sweden. ... Statue of Philibert II Philibert II (b. ... 1504 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Conn ONeill, 1st Earl of Tyrone(c. ... Events January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ... Palma Vecchio (1480 - July 1528), born Jacopo Palma, was an Italian painter of the Venetian school was born at Serinalta near Bergamo. ... Events June 19 - Battle of Landriano - A French army in Italy under Marshal St. ... Ashikaga Yoshizumi (Jp. ... 1511 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Three Ages of the Woman and the Death 1510 Oil on limewood,48 x 32,5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Hans Baldung or Hans Baldung Grien/Grün (c. ...

Deaths

• April 14 - Thomas de Spens, Scottish statesman and prelate
• June 6 - Vecchietta, Italian painter, sculptor and architect
• July 6 - Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian composer (born 1416)
• July 10 - King René I of Naples (born 1409)
• Jan Dlugosz, Polish historian (born 1415)
• Jean Fouquet, French painter (born 1420)
• Nicolas Jenson, French engraver (born 1420)
• Lorenzo di Pietro, Italian painter and sculptor
• Antonio Vivarini, Italian painter