1486
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Tízoc,
Aztec ruler of
Tenochtitlan dies. Some sources suggest that he was
poisoned, others that he was the victim of sorcery or illness. He is succeeded by his brother
Auitzotl.
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Matthias Corvinus organizes first
hussars* Sigismund, Archduke of
Tyrol, issues
Europe's first large silver coin, the guldengroschen. This coin later becomes the
thaler.
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January 6 -
Martin Agricola, German composer and music theorist (died
1556)
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August 23 -
Sigismund von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat and historian (died
1566)
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September 14 -
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, German astrologer and alchemist (died
1535)
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September 20 -
Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of
Henry VII of England (died
1502)
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Colin Campbell, 3rd Earl of Argyll (approximate date; died
1535)
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Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Indian ascetic and monk (died
1534)
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Jacopo Sansovino, Italian sculptor and architect (died
1570)
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Ludwig Senfl, Swiss composer (approximate date; died
1542 or
1543)
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March 11 -
Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg (born
1414)
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March 30 -
Thomas Bourchier,
Archbishop of Canterbury and
Lord Chancellor of England*
July 14 -
Margaret of Denmark, daughter of
Christian I of Denmark (born
1456)
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Aristotile Fioravanti, Italian architect and engineer (approximate date; born c.
1415)
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Richard Oldham, English cleric
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Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan (poisoned)
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William Waynflete, English Lord Chancellor and bishop of Winchester (born
1395)
