1477

Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

Decades: 1420s 1430s 1440s 1450s 1460s - 1470s - 1480s 1490s 1500s 1510s 1520s

Years: 1472 1473 1474 1475 1476 - 1477 - 1478 1479 1480 1481 1482

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

• January 5 - Battle of Nancy - Charles the Bold of Burgundy is again defeated by the Swiss, and this time is killed.
• Swedish University of Uppsala founded.
• November 18 - William Caxton produces "Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres", the first English book printed on a printing press.

• January 5 - Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy