1472
| Years: 1469 1470 1471 – 1472 – 1473 1474 1475 | |
| Decades: 1440s 1450s 1460s – 1470s – 1480s 1490s 1500s | |
| Centuries: 14th century – 15th century – 16th century | |
Events
- February 20 – The Orkneys and Shetlands are annexed to the crown of Scotland
- Discovery of Newfoundland by Didrik Pining and João Vaz Corte-Real.
- Beginning of extensive slave trade in modern Cameroon, as the Portuguese sail up the Wuori River.
- Fernão do Po claims the central-African islands Bioko and Annobón for Portugal.
Births
- March 28 – Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (d. 1517)
- April 5 – Bianca Maria Sforza, daughter of Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza of Milan and wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
- Lucas Cranach, German artist (d. 1553)
Deaths
- April 25 – Leone Battista Alberti, artist (b. 1404)
- Nezahualcoyotl, Aztec poet
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