What is 1480s?
The '''1480s''' was a decade that began on 1 January 1480 and ended on 31 December 1489. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''''149th decade''''' which began on January 1, 1481. and ended on December 31, 1490.{{decadebox|148}} == Events == * [[Wars of the Roses|War of the Roses]] in England. * [[Bartolomeu Dias]] of Portugal sails around [[Africa]] and on to [[India]]. * [[Spanish Inquisition]] begins. == Births == * [[Martin Luther]], German monk and reformer * [[Raphael]], Italian painter and architect * [[Huldrych Zwingli]], Swiss religious reformer * [[Catherine of Aragon]], queen of Henry VIII of England == Deaths == * [[Mehmed II]], Ottoman [[Sultan]] * [[King Christian I]] of [[Denmark]] and [[Norway]] * [[Axayacatl]], [[Aztec]] ruler of Tenochtitlan [[Category:1480s| ]]