1480

1480 (MCDLXXX) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1480th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 480th year of the 2nd millennium, the 80th year of the 15th century, and the 1st year of the 1480s decade. As of the start of 1480, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events[change | change source]

• 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 and Moscow becomes the capital of Russia.
• 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
• Magdalen College School, Oxford starts.
• The Inca Empire conquers northwest Argentina.

Births[change | change source]

• Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail around the world.
• Pier Gerlofs Donia, a huge pirate who fought for the independence of Friesland.
• Pir Sultan Abdal, Turkish poet.
• Peter Henlein, German inventor who may have first invented the watch.

Deaths[change | change source]

• Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian composer