1466
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| Decades: | 1430s 1440s 1450s – 1460s – 1470s 1480s 1490s |
| Years: | 1463 1464 1465 – 1466 – 1467 1468 1469 |
| 1466 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology – Architecture – |
| Art – Literature – Music – Science |
| Leaders: State leaders – Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments – Disestablishments |
| Births – Deaths – Works |
| Gregorian calendar | 1466 MCDLXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2219 |
| Armenian calendar | 915 ԹՎ ՋԺԵ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -378 – -377 |
| Berber calendar | 2416 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2010 |
| Burmese calendar | 828 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6974 – 6975 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙酉年十二月十五日 (4102/4162-12-15) — to —
丙戌年十一月廿四日(4103/4163-11-24) |
| Coptic calendar | 1182 – 1183 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1458 – 1459 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5226 – 5227 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1521 – 1522 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1388 – 1389 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4567 – 4568 |
| Holocene calendar | 11466 |
| Iranian calendar | 844 – 845 |
| Islamic calendar | 870 – 871 |
| Japanese calendar | Kanshō 7Bunshō 1 (文正元年) |
| Korean calendar | 3799 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2009 |
Year 1466 (MCDLXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
[edit] Events of 1466
- August 26 – A conjure against Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, led by Luca Pitti and Borso d'Este, is discovered in Florence.
- October 19 – The Thirteen Years' War ends with the Second Peace of Thorn (1466)
- The Chimú Empire is conquered by troops of the Inca.
- Erik Axelsson Tott replaces Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna as Regent of Sweden.
- The first printed German language Bible is produced.
[edit] Births
- February 11 – Elizabeth of York, queen of Henry VII of England (d. 1503)
- June 18 – Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian music printer (d. 1539)
- August 10 – Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (d. 1519)
- September 9 – Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (d. 1523)
- October 27 – Erasmus, Dutch philosopher (d. 1536)
- November 30 – Andrea Doria, Italian naval leader (d. 1560)
- probable
- Moctezuma II, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlán (d. 1520)
- Alonso de Ojeda, Spanish conquistador and explorer (d. 1515)
[edit] Deaths
- March 8 – Francesco I Sforza, Duke of Milan (b. 1401)
- October 30 – Johann Fust, German printer (b. c. 1400)
- December 13 – Donatello, Italian artist (b. 1386)
- date unknown
- Benedetto Accolti, Italian jurist and historian (b. 1415)
- Hacı I Giray, first ruler of the Crimean Khanate
- Barbara Manfredi, Italian noblewoman
- Nicolaus Zacharie, composer
