1480
| Years: 1477 1478 1479 - 1480 - 1481 1482 1483 | |
| Decades: 1450s 1460s 1470s - 1480s - 1490s 1500s 1510s | |
| Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century | |
Events
- Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde.
- Ludovico Sforza becomes Regent of Milan (reigns until 1499)
- Concorts and co-rulers Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella of Castile initiate the Spanish Inquisition (looking for heretics in converted Jews)
- Leonardo da Vinci invents the parachute
- Mohamed II fails in his attempt to capture Rhodes from the Knights of Rhodes
Births
- April 14/ April 18 - Lucrezia Borgia, illegitimate daughter of Pope Alexander VI (d. 1519)
- Gasparo Alberti, Italian composer
- Georg Faust, German surgeon
- Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese navigator (d. 1521)
- Palma Vecchio, Italian painter (d. 1528)
Deaths
- Jean Fouquet, French painter (b. 1420)