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1481
Years:
1478
1479
1480
-
1481
-
1482
1483
1484
Decades
:
1450s
1460s
1470s
-
1480s
-
1490s
1500s
1510s
Centuries
:
14th century
-
15th century
-
16th century
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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
.
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Births
July 1
- King
Christian III of Denmark
, Norway, and Sweden
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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.