1466
The Chimú Empire is conquered by troops of the Inca.
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1466
The Chimú Empire is conquered by troops of the Inca.
Bernardo Accolti - poet & extemporist - born in Arezzo
1464 - Pope Paul II becomes the 211th pope
1463 - Birth of Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, Italian patron of the arts
1462 - Birth of Louis XII, the Just, King of France (1498-1515)
1461
New heavy taxes for the Swedes: The Danish King Kristian I needs money to be able to hold on to the recently purchased Schleswig-Holstein. Borders moved about quite a bit in those days...
1460 - Portuguese navigators reach the coast of Sierra Leone
1459
The city of Jodhpur, in western India, is founded by Rao Jodha of Marwar.
1458 - Isabelle Romee (Joan of Arc's mother) dies
1457 - King Henry VII of England is born
1456
Vlad III Dracula becomes Prince of Wallachia
Cape Verde Islands are discovered
Poet Juan de Mena dies.
1455 - The Wars of the Roses begin
1454-Amerigo Vespucci is born
1453 - Johann Gutenberg invents the printing press
1452-Leonardo Da Vinci is born.