1482
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
| Decades: | 1450s 1460s 1470s - 1480s - 1490s 1500s 1510s |
| Years: | 1479 1480 1481 - 1482 - 1483 1484 1485 |
| 1482 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture - |
| Art - Literature - Music - Science |
| Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Births - Deaths - Works |
Year 1482 (MCDLXXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar).
[edit] Events of 1482
- The Portuguese erect the Fort of Sao Jorge de Mina (Fort Elmina) near the mouth of the River Benya on the Gold Coast.
- Tizoc rules the Aztecs.
- Diogo Cão, a Portuguese navigator, becomes the first European to sail up the Congo.
- Ivan III renounces the Mongol Khanate rule over Russia.
- The Kingdom of England captures Berwick from the Kingdom of Scotland, resulting in the only permanent change to the Anglo-Scottish border from the signing of the Treaty of York in 1237 to the present day.
| Gregorian calendar | 1482 MCDLXXXII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2235 |
| Armenian calendar | 931 ԹՎ ՋԼԱ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -362 – -361 |
| Berber calendar | 2432 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2026 |
| Burmese calendar | 844 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6990 – 6991 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛丑年十二月十二日 (4118/4178-12-12) — to —
壬寅年十一月廿二日(4119/4179-11-22) |
| Coptic calendar | 1198 – 1199 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1474 – 1475 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5242 – 5243 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1537 – 1538 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1404 – 1405 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4583 – 4584 |
| Holocene calendar | 11482 |
| Iranian calendar | 860 – 861 |
| Islamic calendar | 886 – 887 |
| Japanese calendar | Bunmei 14 (文明14年) |
| Korean calendar | 3815 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2025 |
[edit] Births
- March 7 – Fray Thomas de San Martín, scholar (d. 1555)
- April – Georg Tannstetter, Austrian humanist (d. 1535)
- June 29 – Maria of Aragon, queen consort of Portugal (d. 1517)
- date unknown
- Richard Aertsz, Dutch historical painter (d. 1577)
- Leo Jud, Swiss religious reformer (d. 1542)
- Johannes Oecolampadius, German religious reformer (d. 1531)
- Matthias Ringmann, German cartographer and humanist poet (d. 1511)
- Cho Kwangjo, Korean scholar (d. 1519)
- probable
- Bernardino Luini, Italian painter (d. 1532)
- Richard Pace, English diplomat (d. 1537)
[edit] Deaths
- March 27 – Mary of Burgundy, daughter of Charles the Bold and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1457)
- May 10 – Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1397)
- August 25 – Margaret of Anjou, queen of Henry VI of England (b. 1429)
- September 10 – Federico da Montefeltro, Italian mercenary (b. 1422)
- September 17 – William III, Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1430)
- September 22 – Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (b. 1465)
- date unknown
- Hugo van der Goes, Flemish artist (b. c. 1440)
