Jun 6 Vecchietta, Italian artist and architect Jul 6 Antonio Squarcialupi [Giovanni], Italian composer and organist (Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, 1432-80), dies at 64 Jul 10 René of Anjou, King of Naples (1435-42) and last heir of the House of Anjou, dies at 71 Nov 20 Eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies 1479 Famous Deaths by Year 1481