| Centuries: | 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
| Decades: | 1440s 1450s 1460s - 1470s - 1480s 1490s 1500s
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| Years: | 1467 1468 1469 - 1470 - 1471 1472 1473 |
| 1470 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology – Architecture – |
| Art – Literature – Music – Science |
| Leaders: State leaders – Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments – Disestablishments |
| Births – Deaths – Works |
Year 1470 was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events of 1470[]
- March 12 - Wars of the Roses: House of York defeats the House of Lancaster at the Battle of Lose-coat Field.
- March 20 - The Battle of Nibley Green in England is the last fought between the private armies of feudal magnates.
- May 15 - Charles VIII of Sweden who had served three terms as King of Sweden dies. Sten Sture the Elder becomes Regent of Sweden.
- October - A rebellion orchestrated by King Edward's former ally, the Earl of Warwick, forces the King to flee England to seek support from his brother-in-law Charles the Bold of Burgundy. Warwick releases Henry VI from the Tower and restores him to the throne on October 30.
- King Afonso V of Portugal conquers the city of Arzila in North Africa.
- First contact between Europeans and the Fante nation of the Gold Coast when a party of Portuguese landed and met with the King of Elmina. (See also History of Ghana.)
- Johann Heynlin introduces the printing press into France and prints his first book in the same year.
| Gregorian calendar | 1470 MCDLXX
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| Ab urbe condita | 2223 |
| Armenian calendar | 919 ԹՎ ՋԺԹ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -374 – -373 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2014 |
| Coptic calendar | 1186 – 1187 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1462 – 1463 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5230 – 5231 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1525 – 1526 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1392 – 1393 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4571 – 4572 |
| Holocene calendar | 11470 |
| Iranian calendar | 848 – 849 |
| Islamic calendar | 874 – 875 |
| Japanese calendar | Bunmei
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| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2130 (皇紀2130年) |
| Julian calendar | 1515 |
| Korean calendar | 3803 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2013 |
Births[]
- April 7 - Edward Stafford (died 1498)
- May 20 - Pietro Bembo, Italian cardinal (died 1547)
- June 30 - Charles VIII of France (died 1498)
- July 30 - Hongzhi Emperor of China (died 1505)
- November 4 - King Edward V of England, one of the princes in the Tower (died 1483?)
- date unknown
- Thomas Cardinal Cajetan, Italian theologian (died 1534)
- Juan Díaz de Solís, Spanish navigator and explorer (died 1516)
- Wen Zhengming, Chinese painter (died 1559)
- Tang Yin, Chinese painter (d. 1524)
- probable
- Matthias Grünewald, German painter (died 1528)
- Hayuya, Taino chief
- Count of Nychlenborch, Dutch warrior and nobleman (died 1534)
- Hugh Latimer, Protestant martyr (died 1555)
Deaths[]
- January 2 - Heinrich Reuß von Plauen, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
- May 15 - Charles VIII of Sweden(born1409)
- November 23 - Gaston (born 1444)
- December 16 - John II (born 1425)
- date unknown
- Domenico da Piacenza, Italian dancemaster (born 1390)
- Pal Engjëlli, Albanian Catholic clergyman (born 1416)
- probable
- Jacopo Bellini, Italian painter (born 1400)
A map of Europe in 1470.
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People of the year 1470 at Familypedia
36 people were born in 1470
11 children were born to the 12 women born in 1470
29 people died in 1470
969 people lived in 1470
Events of the year 1470 at Familypedia
17 people were married in 1470.
There were 0 military battles in 1470.