Historical Events in 1479
Famous People Born in 1479
- Mar 12 Giuliano de' Medici, Italian ruler of Florence (1513-16), born in Florence (d. 1516)
- Mar 26 Vasili III of Russia, Great Prince of Moscow (1505-33), son of Ivan III (d. 1533)
- May 5 Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru, born in Amritsar, Punjab, India (d. 1574)
- Jun 14 Giglio Gregorio Giraldi, Italian poet, born in Ferrara, Italy (d. 1552)
- Aug 14 Princess Catherine of York, 9th child and sixth daughter of King Edward IV by his wife Elizabeth Woodville, born in Eltham Palace, Greenwich, England (d. 1527)
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Leonardo da VinciFamous People Who Died in 1479
- Jan 18 Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61
- Jan 19 Johan II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81
- Jan 20 John II, King of Aragon and Navarre, dies at 81
- Jun 11 Johannes a San Facundo, Spanish Augustine saint, dies