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| Years: 1475 1476 1477 - 1478 - 1479 1480 1481 | |
| Decades: 1440s 1450s 1460s - 1470s - 1480s 1490s 1500s | |
| Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century | |
Events
- February 18 - George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London.
- April 26 - The Pazzi attack Lorenzo de' Medici and kill his brother Giuliano during High Mass in the Florence Cathedral.
- December 28 - Battle of Giornico - Swiss troops defeat the Milanese.
- Lorenzo de' Medici becomes sole ruler of Florence
- Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow conquers Novgorod
- Vladislav II of Bohemia makes peace with Hungary
- Iskender succeeds his father Baeda Maryam as Emperor of Ethiopia at the age of six.
Births
- February 7 - Sir Thomas More, English statesman and humanist author (d. 1535)
- December 6 - Baldassarre Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (d. 1529)
- Pope Clement VII (d. 1534)
Deaths
- February 18 - George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (executed) (b. 1449)
- April 26 - Giuliano di Piero de' Medici (assassinated) (b. 1453)
- Baeda Maryam , Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1448)
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