1460s

The 1460s was the decade that started on January 1, 1460 and ended on December 31, 1469. It is distinct from the decade known as the 147th decade which began on January 1, 1461 and ended on December 31, 1470.

Events

• Sonni Ali, first Songhai king, conquers many of his African neighbors.
• Thirteen Years' War ends in eastern Europe.
• The Portuguese continue to explore the world.
• Chimú Empire taken over by soldiers of the Inca Empire in South America.

Births

• King Louis XII of France
• Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan
• Erasmus, Dutch thinker
• Montezuma II, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlán
• Pope Paul III
• Juan de Zumárraga, first bishop of Mexico

Deaths

• Prince Henry the Navigator, Portuguese explorer
• David of Trebizond, Byzantine Emperor
• Zhengtong Emperor of China
• Nicholas of Cusa, German mathematician and astronomer
• Pope Pius II
• Skanderbeg, Albanian national hero
• Zara Yaqob, Emperor of Ethiopia