1480

This page lists news articles and events for the year 1480.

Events that happen on the specified date are listed under Events: entries. News articles that were published on the specified date are listed under News: entries. Events that only happened in fiction on the specified date are listed under Fiction: entries and are written in italics.

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Undated

• Event: Approximate birth date of German alchemist and magician Dr. Johann Georg Faust, the possible inspiration for Faust
• Event: The Citadel of Qaitbay is built on the site where the Lighthouse of Alexandria once stood, obliterating the ruins of that former Wonder of the World.

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

• July 28:
  • Event: Ottoman Empire invades Italy

August

• August 12:
  • Ottoman Empire troops behead 800 Christians in Otranto, Italy.

September

• September 27:
  • Event: Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile begin the horrific Spanish Inquisition.

October

• Event: Great Stand on the Ugra River: Muscovy and the Golden Horde have a fierce standoff that de-escalates without major bloodshed.

November

December