Years: 1472 1473 1474 - 1475 - 1476 1477 1478

Decades: 1440s 1450s 1460s - 1470s - 1480s 1490s 1500s

Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

Events

• August 29 - Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England.
• First book printed in English, by William Caxton in Bruges.

Births

• February 25 - Edward, Earl of Warwick, later last male member of the House of York.
• March 6 - Michelangelo Buonarroti, painter (died 1564)
• December 11 - Pope Leo X (died 1521)
• Filippo de Lurano, Italian composer of frottolas
• Philippe Verdelot, French composer of madrigals, possibly the founder of the style

Deaths