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Events
- Mehmed II Sultan of the Ottoman Empire is forced to abdicate in favor of his father Murad II by the Janissaries.
- The Portuguese reach Guinea-Bissau.
- In Italy, the siege of Cremona by the condottieri troops of Francesco Piccinino and Luigi dal Verme was raised after the arrival of Scaramuccia da Forlì.
- October 9 - The Hangul alphabet is created in Korea. The Hunmin Jeongeum published during the year is consided the start of this brand new scientific writing system.
- December 10 - Murad II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, destroys the Hexamillion wall in an assault that includes cannons. This renders the Morea open to Ottoman invasion.
Births
- May 3 - Margaret of Burgundy, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (died 1503)
- Alexander Agricola, Flemish composer (died 1506)
- Edmund de Ros, 11th Baron de Ros, English politician (died 1508)
- William Grocyn, English scholar (died 1519)
- Pietro Perugino, Italian painter (died 1524)
Deaths
- May 9 - Mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (born 1367)
- December 28 - Antipope Clement VIII
- Filippo Brunelleschi, Italian architect (born 1377)
- Vittorino da Feltre, Italian humanist (born 1378)
- Ambroise de Lore, Baron of Ivry (born 1396)
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