1473
EventsOttoman sultan Mehmed II defeats the White Sheep Turkmens lead by Uzun Hasan at OtlukbeliAxayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan invades the territory of neighboring Aztec city of Tlatelolco. The ruler of Tlatelolco is killed and replaced by a military governor. Tlatelolco loses its independence.
BirthsFebruary 19 - Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer (d. 1543)March 17 - King James IV of Scotland (d. 1513)August 14 - Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541)August 17 - Richard, Duke of York, one of the Princes in the Tower
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