Jan 6 Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Golden Horde (1465-1481) May 3 Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432) May 21 Christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies Aug 28 Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies Sep 21 Bartholomeus Platinum, Italian humanist/pontifical librarian, dies Nov 21 Ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1480 Famous Deaths by Year 1482