1481
| Years: 1478 1479 1480 – 1481 – 1482 1483 1484 | |
| Decades: 1450s 1460s 1470s – 1480s – 1490s 1500s 1510s | |
| Centuries: 14th century – 15th century – 16th century | |
Events
- May 3 – Mehmed II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Beyazid II.
- May 21 – Christian I, King of Denmark and Norway dies and is succeeded by his son John (1481-1513)
- With the death of Duke Charles IV of Anjou, Anjou was reverted to the French crown under Louis XI of France.
- Change of Patriarch Maximus III (1476-1481) to Symeon I (1466, 1471-1474, 1481-1486)
- Fire destroyed the roof and the spires of the Cathedral of Notre Dame at Reims
- Tizoc, the Aztec ruler of the city of Tenochtitlán, rose to power
- Famous Aztec Calendar Stone or "Sun Stone" carved
- The Spanish Inquisition began (until 1820)
- Treaty of Tordesillas – The papal Bull Aeterni regis had granted all land south of the Canaries to Portugal.
- Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies and is succeeded by his brother Tízoc.
Births
- January 15 – Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (d. 1511)
- July 1 – King Christian III of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (d. 1559)
Deaths
- May 3 – Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432)
- May 21 – King Christian I of Denmark and Norway (b. 1426)
- August 28 – King Afonso V of Portugal (b. 1432)
- Duke Charles IV of Anjou, titular King of Naples (b. 1436)
- Jean Fouquet, French painter (b. 1420)
- Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan
- Erik Axelsson Tott, regent of Sweden (b. 1415)
Categories: 1481