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Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century
Decades: 1430s 1440s 1450s 1460s 1470s - 1480s - 1490s 1500s 1510s 1520s 1530s
Years: 1476 1477 1478 1479 1480 - 1481 - 1482 1483 1484 1485 1486
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Events
- Anjou was reverted to the French crown.
- Change of King of Denmark and Norway from Christian I (1448-1481) to John (1481-1513)
- Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Mehmed II (the Conqueror) (1451-1481) to Beyazid II (1481-1512)
- 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 Tenochtitlan, 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.
Births
- July 1 - King Christian III of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
Deaths
- August 28 - king Afonso V of Portugal
- Duke Charles IV of Anjou, titular King of Naples
- Jean Fouquet, French painter\n