Historical Events in 1484
- Mar 26 William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables
- Jul 6 Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River
Famous People Born in 1484
- Jan 1 Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)
- Jan 17 George Spalatin, German humanist, reformer and important figure in the Reformation, born in Spalt, Bavaria (d. 1545)
- Feb 21 Joachim I Nestor, elector (Brandenburg, Constitution)
- Mar 29 Johann Spangenberg, German theologist and composer, born in Hardegsen, Germany (d. 1550)
- Apr 12 Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect, born in Florence (d. 1546)
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Famous People in 1484
Leonardo da Vinci
Painter, Scientist and Visionary
Leonardo da VinciFamous People Who Died in 1484
- Mar 4 Saint Casimir, Crown Prince of Poland dies at 25
- Apr 9 Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (b. 1473), son of Richard III King of England
- Aug 12 Sixtus IV [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies
- Aug 12 George of Trebizond, Greek philosopher (b. 1395)
- Aug 28 Diogo, duke of Viseu, murdered