1466 - Definition and Overview

Events

• Chimú Empire conquered by troops of the Inca
• End of term for Regent of Sweden Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna. He is replaced by Erik Axelsson Tott.

Births

• February 11 - Elizabeth of York, later Queen consort of Henry VII of England. († 1503)
• June 18 - Ottaviano Petrucci, first and most famous music printer, active in Venice
• September 9 - Ashikaga Yoshitane, Ashikaga shogun
• October 27 - Erasmus, philosopher († 1536)
• November 30 - Andrea Doria, Italian naval leader († 1560)
• Moctezuma II, later Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan († 1520)

Deaths