1470
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| Years: 1467 1468 1469 - 1470 - 1471 1472 1473 | |
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Events
- May 15 - Charles VIII of Sweden who had served three terms as King of Sweden dies. Sten Sture the Elder becomes Regent of Sweden.
- October - A rebellion orchestrated by King Edward's former ally, the Earl of Warwick, forces the King to flee England to seek support from his brother-in-law Charles the Bold of Burgundy. Warwick releases Henry VI from the Tower and restores him to the throne on October 30.
- King Afonso V of Portugal conquers the city of Arzila in North Africa.
- First contact between Europeans and the Fante nation of the Gold Coast when a party of Portuguese landed and met with the King of Elmina. (See also History of Ghana.)
- Johann Heynlin introduces the printing press into France and prints his first book in the same year.
Births
- April 7 - Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire (died 1498)
- May 20 - Pietro Bembo, Italian cardinal (died 1547)
- June 30 - Charles VIII of France (died 1498)
- July 30 - Hongzhi Emperor of China (died 1505)
- November 4 - King Edward V of England, one of the princes in the Tower
- Cardinal Cajetan, Italian theologian (died 1534)
- Juan Díaz de Solís, Spanish navigator and explorer (died 1516)
- Matthias Grünewald, German painter (died 1528)
- Hayuya, Taino chief
- Hugh Latimer, Protestant martyr (died 1555)
- Wen Zhengming, Chinese painter (died 1559)
Deaths
- May 15 - Charles VIII of Sweden
- December 16 - John II, Duke of Lorraine (born 1425)
- Jacopo Bellini, Italian painter
- Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg (born 1413)
- Domenico da Piacenza, Italian dancemaster (born 1390)
- Pal Engjëlli, Albanian Catholic clergyman (born 1416)
A map of Europe in 1470
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