1481 instance of year
Year 1481 (MCDLXXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar).Events
January–December
May 3
The 1481 Rhodes earthquake, the largest of a series, strikes the island of Rhodes, causing an estimated 30,000 casualties.
Mehmed II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, dies and is succeeded by his son, Bayezid II.
May 21 – Christian I, King of Denmark and Norway, dies and is succeeded by his son John (1481–1513).
June 21 – The papal bull Aeterni Regis grants all land south of the Canary Islands to Portugal.
July 24 – Fire destroys the roof and the spires of Reims Cathedral.
August 29 – John II of Portugal starts to rule in his own right.
September 10 – Alphonso II of Naples recaptures the city of Otranto.
December 10 – With the death of Duke Charles IV of Anjou, Anjou reverts to the French crown under Louis XI of France.
December 26 – Battle of Westbroek: Holland defeats the troops of Utrecht.
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