| Centuries: | 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
| Decades: | 1430s 1440s 1450s - 1460s - 1470s 1480s 1490s
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| Years: | 1465 1466 1467 - 1468 - 1469 1470 1471 |
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| Subjects: Archaeology – Architecture – |
| Art – Literature – Music – Science |
| Leaders: State leaders – Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments – Disestablishments |
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Year 1468 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events of 1468[]
- August 26 - Baeda Maryam succeeds his father Zara Yaqob as Emperor of Ethiopia.
- October 14 - The Treaty of Péronne is signed by Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, and Louis XI of France.
- The Lancastrians surrender Harlech Castle to King Edward IV of England after a seven-year siege.
- The Great Council of the Republic of Venice attempts to curb the power of the Council of Ten through legislation restricting them to acting on emergency matters.
- Completion of Metz Cathedral.
Births[]
- February 29 - Pope Paul III (died 1549)
- March 29 - Charles I of Savoy (died 1490)
- June 30 - John (died 1532)
- date unknown
- Juan de Zumárraga, Spanish Franciscan prelate and first bishop of Mexico (died 1548)
- Marino Ascanio Caracciolo, Italian cardinal (1538)
Deaths[]
- January 17 - Skanderbeg, Albanian national hero (born 1403)
- February 3 - Johannes Gutenberg, Inventor of printing press with replaceable letters (born 1398)
- September 26 - Juan de Torquemada, Spanish Catholic cardinal (b. 1388)
- October 7 - Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, lord of Rimini (born 1417)
- November 24 - Jean de Dunois, French soldier (born 1402)
- date unknown
- Joanot Martorell, Spanish writer (born 1419)
- Francesco Squarcione, Italian artist
- Lady Eleanor Talbot, English noblewoman
- Margaret Beauchamp, countess of Shrewsbury
- Zara Yaqob, Emperor of Ethiopia (born 1399)
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People of the year 1468 at Familypedia
18 people were born in 1468
23 children were born to the 9 women born in 1468
10 people died in 1468
943 people lived in 1468
Events of the year 1468 at Familypedia
14 people were married in 1468.
There were 0 military battles in 1468.