1486
Events Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies of poisoning. He is succeeded by Auitzotl. Matthias Corvinus organizes first hussars Malleus Maleficarum Sigismund, Archduke of Tyrol, issues Europe's first large silver coin, the guldengroschen. This coin later becomes the thaler.
Births20 September - Arthur Tudor (son of Henry VII of England).6 January - Martin Agricola, German composer and music theoristLudwig Senfl, influential Swiss composer, active in Germany
Marriages
Deaths Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan (poisoned)
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