Today in History for Year 1471

Months in Year 1471: January February March April May July August September October December

Historical Events

Events 1 - 5 of 5

Apr 11th - King Edward IV of England conquers London from Henry VI
Apr 14th - Battle of Barnet - King Edward IV vs Earl of Warwick
May 4th - Battle of Tewkesbury - King Edward IV vs Ex-queen Margaretha
May 21st - King Edward IV enters London
Oct 10th - Battle of Brunkeberg Stockholm (Sten Sture beats Christian I)

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 6 of 6

Feb 15th - Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503)
May 21st - Albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker
Jul 15th - Eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (d. 1494)
Aug 27th - George the Bearded, Meissen, Germany, Duke of Saxony (1500-39) (d. 1539)
Sep 7th - Frederik I, king of Denmark/Norway (1523-33)
Oct 15th - Konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 13 of 13

Jan 18th - Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)
Feb 21st - John of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop
Mar 12th - Dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel, Dutch scholastic theologist, dies
Mar 22nd - George van Podiebrad, king of Bohemia (1458-71), dies
Mar 24th - Thomas Malory, author (Le Morte d'Arthur), dies at 55
Apr 14th - Richard Neville Warwick, 2nd earl of Salisbury, dies at 42
May 1st - Thomas a Kempis, spiritual writer (Navolging of Christ), dies at 91
May 4th - Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453)
May 4th - Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset, English military commander (executed)
May 20th - Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies
Jul 25th - John Soreth, French general, dies
Jul 26th - Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italian Pope (1464-71), dies at 54
Dec 17th - Isabella of Portugal, duchess of Burgundy, dies