What happened in 1475?
War of the Castilian Succession, Battle of Vaslui and Treaty of Picquigny — among 33 events recorded in 1475. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 5
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Battle of Vaslui
Battle between Stephen III of Moldavia and the Ottoman governor of Rumelia, Hadım Suleiman Pasha
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Battle on the Planta
1475 battle between the Old Swiss Confederacy and the Duchy of Savoy during the Burgundian Wars
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Siege of Caffa
1475 siege
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Siege of Burgos
1475 siege during the War of the Castilian Succession
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War of the Castilian Succession
Military conflict contested from 1475 to 1479
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Politics & Government 2
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Treaty of Picquigny
Peace treaty
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Concord of Segovia
Agreement that unified the kingdoms of Castilla and Aragón
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People 10
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Afanasy Nikitin died
Russian explorer
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Roberto Valturio died
Italian engineer and writer (1405–1475)
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Mordecai Finzi died
Jewish mathematician, astronomer, grammarian, and physician
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Michelangelo born
Born in Caprese Michelangelo. Italian artist and architect (1475-1564).
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Vasco Núñez de Balboa born
Born in Jerez de los Caballeros. Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador.
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Maximus the Greek born
Born in Arta. Greek monk and scholar.
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Francisco Hernández de Córdoba Brito del Socorro y Nazareno born
Born in Cabra. Spanish conquistador.
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Muhammad Khwandamir born
Born in Herat. 16th-century Persian historian.
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Leo X born
Born in Florence. Pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475-1521).
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Adolf of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein died
Died in Eltville am Rhein. Archbishop and Elector of Mainz (1461-1475).
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Cerro Baúl
mountain in Peru
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Religion & Belief Systems 7
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Isa Bey Mosque
Mosque, in Bit Pazar, Skopje
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Dormition Cathedral
Russian Orthodox church in Moscow Kremlin in Russia
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Basilica of San Francesco
Church building in Siena, Italy
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Monastero di Santa Chiara
Building in Martinengo, Italy
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St. James' Church
Church building in Bernhausen, Filderstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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St. Pankratius
Parish church in Schwifting, Germany
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Kyōrin-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Maebashi, Japan
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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Tenochtitlan Earthquake of 1475
Earthquake in México-Tenochtitlan
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Architecture & Engineering 5
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Powder Tower
Tower in Prague, Czech Republic
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Paraportiani
Church building in Mykonos, South Aegean, Greece
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Chiesa dell'Immacolata
Church in Chianciano Terme
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New Castle of Manzanares el Real
Castle in Madrid
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Daiju-ji Temple
Buddhist temple located in Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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Empires & Countries 2
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Principality of Theodoro dissolved
Principality of Theodoro ceased to exist.
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Sultanate of Demak founded
Sultanate of Demak was founded.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1475 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1475.
15th century 1
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Olavinlinna Castle
Medieval castle in Savonlinna, Finland
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