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Years:
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1470
1471
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1472
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1473
1474
1475
Decades
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1440s
1450s
1460s
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1480s
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Centuries
:
14th century
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15th century
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16th century
Events
February 20
- The
Orkneys
and
Shetlands
are annexed to the crown of
Scotland
Discovery of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia by
João Vaz Corte-Real
.
Beginning of extensive
slave trade
in modern
Cameroon
, as the
Portuguese
sail up the Wuori River .
Fernão do Po claims the central-
African
islands
Bioko
and
Annobón
for
Portugal
.
Births
April 5
-
Bianca Maria Sforza
, daughter of Duke
Galeazzo Maria Sforza
of
Milan
and wife of
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Fra Bartolommeo
,
Florentine
artist
.
Deaths
April 25
-
Leone Battista Alberti
, artist (*
1404
)
Nezahualcoyotl
,
Aztec
poet
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