1480s

The 1480s was a decade that began on 1 January 1480 and ended on 31 December 1489.

It is distinct from the decade known as the 149th decade which began on January 1, 1481 and ended on December 31, 1490.
 Events 
 War of the Roses in England.
 Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal sails around Africa and on to India.
 Spanish Inquisition begins.

 Births 
 Martin Luther, German monk and reformer 
 Raphael, Italian painter and architect 
 Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss religious reformer 
 Catherine of Aragon, queen of Henry VIII of England

 Deaths 
 Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan 
 King Christian I of Denmark and Norway 
 Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan