What Happened in August 1484

Historical Events

  • Aug 29 Giovanni Battista Cibo elected as Pope Innocent VIII

Famous Deaths

  • 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