1481

1481
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Centuries:	14th century - 15th century - 16th century
Decades:	1450s 1460s 1470s - 1480s - 1490s 1500s 1510s
Years:	1478 1479 1480 - 1481 - 1482 1483 1484

1481 in topic:
Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture -
Art - Literature - Music - Science
Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors
Category: Establishments - Disestablishments
Births - Deaths - Works v • d • e

Year 1481 was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar).

Events of 1481

May 3 - Mehmed II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Bayezid II.
May 21 - Christian I, King of Denmark and Norway dies and is succeeded by his son John (1481-1513).
December 26 - Battle of Westbroek: Holland defeats the troops of Utrecht.
With the death of Duke Charles IV of Anjou, Anjou reverts to the French crown under Louis XI of France.
Symeon I succeeds Maximus III as Patriarch of Constantinople.
Fire destroys the roof and the spires of the Cathedral of Notre Dame at Rheims.
The famous Aztec Calendar Stone or "Sun Stone" is carved.
The Spanish Inquisition begins. It will continute to operate until 1820.
The papal bull Aeterni regis grants all land south of the Canary Islands to Portugal.
Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan, dies and is succeeded by his brother Tízoc.
September 10 - Alphonso II of Naples recaptures the city of Otranto.
John II of Portugal starts to rule.