1462
| Years: 1459 1460 1461 – 1462 – 1463 1464 1465 | |
| Decades: 1430s 1440s 1450s – 1460s – 1470s 1480s 1490s | |
| Centuries: 14th century – 15th century – 16th century | |
Events
- Settlers from Portugal begin to settle the Cape Verde islands.
- March 28 – Death of Vasili II of Russia. Succeeded by his son Ivan III of Russia.
- September 17 – Battle of Swiecin, called also Battle of Zarnowiec, during Thirteen Years' War
- Winter – Vlad III Dracula, reigning Prince of Wallachia is deposed by the forces of Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire and replaced by his younger brother Radu the Handsome.
Births
- June 27 – King Louis XII of France (d. 1515)
- 1 February – Johannes Trithemius, scholar and cryptographer
- Piero di Cosimo, Italian artist (d. 1521)
Deaths
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