1485

Events 
 August 22 – Battle of Bosworth Field ends the War of the Roses, Henry VII becomes King of England.
 The first appearance of the sweating sickness in England.

 Births 
 16 December – Catherine of Aragon, later first Queen-consort of King Henry VIII of England.
 Thomas Cromwell, English statesman (approximately).
 Hernán Cortés, conqueror of Mexico
 Clément Janequin, French chanson composer (approximate date)
 Hugh Aston, English composer (approximate date)
 Pierre Moulu, French composer (approximate date)

 Deaths 
 March 16 – Anne Neville, Queen consort of Richard III of England.
 22 August – King Richard III of England.
 October 28 – Rodolphus Agricola, Dutch scholar