Major Events
- Aug 12 Battle of Otranto - Ottoman troops behead 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam
- Oct 8 Great Stand on the Ugra river: Standoff between forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde and Ivan III, Grand Prince of all Rus. Ends with a Tatar-Mongol retreat, leading to the disintegration of the Horde.
Ferdinand Magellan
Lucrezia BorgiaMore People Born in 1480
Who Died in 1480
- Jun 6 Vecchietta, Italian artist and architect
- Jul 6 Antonio Squarcialupi [Giovanni], Italian composer and organist (Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, 1432-80), dies at 64
- Jul 10 René of Anjou, King of Naples (1435-42) and last heir of the House of Anjou, dies at 71
- Nov 20 Eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies
Articles About 1480
Wicked or Sinless? The Life of Lucrezia Borgia
Hardly a week went by when Lucrezia Borgia, born on this day, was not accused of some foul deed. But was she just a pawn in the hands of her evil family?April 18
The Great Stand on the Ugra River
On one side of the Ugra River stood the Mongol Golden Horde, on the other, Ivan III, Grand Prince of the rising Muscovy Principality. At stake, everything.October 8
Leonardo da Vinci
Louis XI