1480 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1480?
- August 12, 1480 – Battle of Otranto: Ottoman troops behead 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam.
- October 8, 1480 – Great standing on the Ugra river, a standoff between the forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde, and the Grand Duke Ivan III of Russia, which results in the retreat of the Tataro-Mongols and the eventual disintegration of the Horde.
Who Were Born In The Year 1480?
- January 10, 1480 – Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530)
- February 13, 1480 – Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1542)
- April 18, 1480 – Lucrezia Borgia, Florentine ruler and daughter of Pope Alexander VI (d. 1519)
- June 1, 1480 – Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (d. 1550)
- November 10, 1480 – Bridget of York, English princess and nun (d. 1517)
Who Died In The Year 1480?
- June 6, 1480 – Vecchietta, Italian artist and architect (b. 1412)
- July 6, 1480 – Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian composer (b. 1416)
- July 10, 1480 – King René I of Naples (b. 1410)
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