What happened in 1470?
Battle of Losecoat Field, Siege of Negroponte and Dano-Swedish War — among 42 events recorded in 1470. A further 8 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 7
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Battle of Losecoat Field
1470 battle during the Wars of the Roses. Secured the defeat of the poorly organised Welles Uprising against King Edward IV
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Siege of Negroponte
1470 siege during the First Ottoman–Venetian War
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Dano-Swedish War
First war between Denmark and Sweden
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Battle of Lipnic
1470 battle
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Battle of Pasca
C. 1470 Muisca battle in Columbia
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Battle of Corpach
Battle in Highland, Scotland, UK
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Aq Qoyunlu–Mamluk War
1470–1474 war
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People 11
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Selim I born
Born in Amasya. 9th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520.
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Charles VIII of France born
Born in Amboise. King of France from 1483 to 1498.
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Edward V of England born
Born in Westminster. King of England in 1483 (1470-1483).
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Piri Reis born
Born in Gelibolu. Turkish admiral and cartographer.
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Pietro Bembo born
Born in Venice. Catholic cardinal and poet (1470–1547).
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Hongzhi Emperor born
Born in Beijing. 10th emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1470–1505).
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György Dózsa born
Born in Dalnic. Szekler leader of peasant revolt (1470-1514).
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Polydore Vergil born
Born in Urbino. Italian-English scholar (1470–1555).
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Willibald Pirckheimer born
Born in Eichstätt. German humanist (1470-1530).
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Karl Knutsson died
Died in Stockholm City. King of Sweden and Norway (1409-1470).
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Isabel of Aragon born
Born in Dueñas. Queen consort of Portugal (1470-1498).
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Exploration & Discovery 2
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São Tomé Island
Largest island of São Tomé and Príncipe
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Iximche
human settlement
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Religion & Belief Systems 11
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Jama Masjid, Jaunpur
Mosque in India
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Asti Cathedral
Church building in Asti, Italy
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Heilig Blut
Church building in Umrathshausen, Germany
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St. Johann Baptist
Church building in Stöttham, Chieming, Germany
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St. Nikolaus
Filial church in Hohenwart, Mehring, Germany
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St. Margaretha
Church building in Schechen, Landkreis Rosenheim, Germany
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St. Nikolaus
Filial church in Petersdorf, Landkreis Aichach-Friedberg, Germany
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All Saints Church, Blizne
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Reformed City Church
Church in Bienne in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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St. Dionysius
Parish church in Neukirchen, Weyarn, Germany
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St. Jakobus major
Parish church in Aufham, Anger, Germany
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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1470 Lincolnshire Rebellion
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Architecture & Engineering 8
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Saint Lawrence Church in Lohja
Medieval church in Finland
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Grote or Sint-Laurenskerk
Church in Alkmaar
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Santi Pietro e Paolo dei Greci
Church
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Tower of Our Lady
Late gothic church tower in Amersfoort
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Fort Julien
Fort in Egypt on the Nile
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Tambo Colorado
Archaeological site
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Castello Orsini-Odescalchi
Castle in Bracciano, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
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Agnietenkapel
Old church in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Empires & Countries 2
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Lordship of Negroponte dissolved
Lordship of Negroponte ceased to exist, having been centered at Chalkída.
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Pahang Sultanate founded
Pahang Sultanate was founded, with its capital at Pekan.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 8 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1470 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1470.
15th century 1
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Baconsthorpe Castle
Grade I listed castle in Norfolk, England, UK
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1470s 7
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Patriarch Mark II of Constantinople died
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
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St Grwst's Church
Church in Llanrwst, Wales
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Chimor dissolved
Chimor ceased to exist, having been centered at Chan Chan.
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Al-Mustamsik born
Born in Cairo. 16th Caliph of Cairo.
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Torpa stenhus
Small castle in Tranemo municipality, Sweden
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Cappella Colleoni
Chapel and mausoleum in Bergamo, Italy
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Muli State founded
Muli State was founded.
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