1460s

The1460swas the decade that started on January 1, 1460 and ended on December 31, 1469. It is distinct from the decade known as the147th decadewhich began on January 1, 1461. and ended on December 31, 1470.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	14th century–15th century–16th century
Decades:	1430s1440s1450s–1460s–1470s1480s1490s
Years:	1460146114621463146414651466146714681469
Categories:	Births–Deaths–Architecture Establishments–Disestablishments

Events

• Sonni Ali,firstSonghaiking, conquers many of hisAfricanneighbors.
• Thirteen Years' Warends in easternEurope.
• ThePortuguesecontinue to explore the world.
• Chimú Empiretaken over by soldiers of theIncaEmpire inSouth America.

Births

• KingLouis XII of France
• EmperorGo-KashiwabaraofJapan
• Erasmus,Dutch thinker
• Montezuma II,Aztecruler of Tenochtitlán
• Pope Paul III
• Juan de Zumárraga,first bishop ofMexico

Deaths

• Prince Henry the Navigator,Portuguese explorer
• David of Trebizond,ByzantineEmperor
• Zhengtong EmperorofChina
• Nicholas of Cusa,German mathematician and astronomer
• Pope Pius II
• Skanderbeg,Albaniannational hero
• Zara Yaqob,Emperor ofEthiopia