1478

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

Decades: 1420s 1430s 1440s 1450s 1460s - 1470s - 1480s 1490s 1500s 1510s 1520s

Years: 1473 1474 1475 1476 1477 - 1478 - 1479 1480 1481 1482 1483


[edit] 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
  • Eskender succeeds his father Baeda Maryam as Emperor of Ethiopia at the age of six.