Major Events
- Jan 23 Parliament of English King Richard III opens, passes Titulus Regis, (Richard's right to the throne)
- Mar 26 William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables
- Jul 6 Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River
Born in 1484
- Jan 1 Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)
- Jan 17 George Spalatin, German humanist, reformer and important figure in the Reformation, born in Spalt, Bavaria (d. 1545)
- Feb 21 Joachim I Nestor, Prince-elector of Brandenburg (opposed Protestantism) (d. 1535)
- Mar 29 Johann Spangenberg, German theologist and composer, born in Hardegsen, Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg, Holy roman Empire (d. 1550)
- Apr 12 Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect, born in Florence (d. 1546)
More People Born in 1484
Who Died in 1484
- Mar 4 Saint Casimir, Crown Prince of Poland dies at 25
- Apr 9 Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (b. 1473), son of Richard III King of England
- Aug 12 George of Trebizond, Greek philosopher (b. 1395)
- Aug 12 Sixtus IV [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies
- Aug 23 Diogo, Duke of Viseu, murdered by his cousin, King João II of Portugal at 34
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