1460s

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

Decades: 1410s 1420s 1430s 1440s 1450s - 1460s - 1470s 1480s 1490s 1500s 1510s

Years: 1460 1461 1462 1463 1464 1465 1466 1467 1468 1469


[edit] Events

  • Sonni Ali, first Songhai king, conquers many of his African neighbors.
  • Thirteen Years' War ends in eastern Europe.
  • The Portuguese continue to explore the world.
  • Chimú Empire taken over by soldiers of the Inca Empire in South America.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

  • Prince Henry the Navigator, Portuguese explorer
  • David of Trebizond, Byzantine Emperor
  • Zhengtong Emperor of China
  • Nicholas of Cusa, German mathematician and astronomer
  • Pope Pius II
  • Skanderbeg, Albanian national hero
  • Zara Yaqob, Emperor of Ethiopia