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Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century Decades: 1430s 1440s 1450s 1460s 1470s - 1480s - 1490s 1500s 1510s 1520s 1530s Years: 1482 1483 1484 1485 1486 - 1487 - 1488 1489 1490 1491 1492

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Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

• Richard Fox becomes Bishop of Exeter.
• May 24 - Lambert Simnel is crowned King "Henry VI of England" in Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland. He claims to be Edward, Earl of Warwick and rivals Henry VII for the throne of England.
• June 16 - Battle of Stoke Field. The rebellion of Lambert Simnel, who pretended to be Edward, Earl of Warwick, son of the Duke of Clarence, is crushed by troops loyal to Henry VII
• Publication of the witchhunter manual Malleus Maleficarum.
• Aztec emperor Auitzotl dedicates Great Temple Pyramid of Tenochtitlan with thousands of human sacrifices

Births

• September 10 - Pope Julius III
• Andrea Del Sarto, Florentine painter

Deaths