| Centuries: | 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
| Decades: | 1450s 1460s 1470s - 1480s - 1490s 1500s 1510s
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| Years: | 1482 1483 1484 - 1485 - 1486 1487 1488 |
| 1485 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology – Architecture – |
| Art – Literature – Music – Science |
| Leaders: State leaders – Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments – Disestablishments |
| Births – Deaths – Works |
Year 1485 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar).
Events of 1485[]
- June 1 - Matthias of Hungary takes Vienna in his conquest of Austria (from Frederick III) and makes the city his capital.
- August 5-7 - First outbreak of sweating sickness in England begins.
- August 22 - Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. Richard dies in battle and Henry Tudor becomes King Henry VII of England.
- September 12 - Muscovian forces take hold of Tver.
In fiction[]
- In Blackadder -
- August 21 - The first Baldrick/Blackadder servancy begins.
- August 22 - Richard III wins the Battle of Bosworth Field, only to be killed by Edmund Blackadder. Henry VII escapes and Richard IV becomes King.
| Gregorian calendar | 1485 MCDLXXXV
|
| Ab urbe condita | 2238 |
| Armenian calendar | 934 ԹՎ ՋԼԴ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -359 – -358 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2029 |
| Coptic calendar | 1201 – 1202 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1477 – 1478 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5245 – 5246 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1540 – 1541 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1407 – 1408 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4586 – 4587 |
| Holocene calendar | 11485 |
| Iranian calendar | 863 – 864 |
| Islamic calendar | 889 – 890 |
| Japanese calendar | Bunmei
17
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| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2145 (皇紀2145年) |
| Julian calendar | 1530 |
| Korean calendar | 3818 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2028 |
Births[]
- June 24 - Johannes Bugenhagen, German religious reformer (died 1558)
- October 1 - Johannes Dantiscus, Polish poet and bishop (died 1548)
- December 16 - Catherine of Aragon, queen of Henry VIII of England (died 1536)
- date unknown
- Hernán Cortés, Spanish conquistador (died 1547)
- Odet de Foix, French military leader (died 1528)
- Giovanni da Verrazzano, Italian explorer (approximate date; died c. 1528)
- probable
- Hugh Aston, English composer (died 1558)
- Thomas Cromwell, English statesman (died 1540)
- Clément Janequin, French chanson composer
- Sebastiano del Piombo, Italian painter (died 1547)
- John Russell, English royal minister (died 1555)
Deaths[]
- February 28 - Niclas, German soldier (born 1441)
- March 16 - Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (born 1456)
- August 7 - Alexander Stewart, Scottish prince (born c1454)
- August 22
- King Richard III of England (killed in battle) (born 1452)
- John Howard (killed in battle) (born 1430)
- Richard Ratcliffe, supporter of Richard III (killed in battle)
- William Brandon, supporter of Henry VII (killed in battle) (born 1426)
- August - William Catesby, supporter of Richard III (executed) (born 1450)
- October 17 - John Scott of Scott's Hall, Warden of the Cinque Ports
- October 28 - Rodolphus Agricola, Dutch scholar (born 1443)
- November 4 - Françoise d'Amboise, Duchess of Brittany (born 1427)
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People of the year 1485 at Familypedia
39 people were born in 1485
29 children were born to the 18 women born in 1485
30 people died in 1485
945 people lived in 1485
Events of the year 1485 at Familypedia
18 people were married in 1485.
There were 1 military battles in 1485.
| Event date | |
|---|---|
| Battle of Bosworth Field | 22 August 1485 JL |