1469

Years: 1466 1467 1468 - 1469 - 1470 1471 1472
Decades: 1430s 1440s 1450s - 1460s - 1470s 1480s 1490s
Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

July 26 - Battle of Edgecote Moor
October 17 - Prince Ferdinand of Aragon wed princess Isabella of Castile. This event would lead to a unified Spain in 1516.
Sigismund of Austria sells upper-Elsass (Alsace) to the Charles the Bold in exchange of aid in a war against the Swiss
Uzun Hassan wins in Persia and defeats Abu Said
Lorenzo de' Medici takes power in Florence
Moctezuma I, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies and is succeeded by Axayacatl.
James III of Scotland acquires Orkney and Shetland Islands from Denmark

May 3 - Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian historian and political author (died 1527)
May 31 - King Manuel I of Portugal (died 1521)
August 26 - King Ferdinand II of Naples (died 1496)
October 20 - Guru Nanak Dev, founder of Sikhism
John III of Navarre (died 1516)
Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German statesman and archbishop of Salzburg (died 1540)
Elia Levita, Yiddish writer (died 1549)
Silvio Passerini, Italian politician (died 1529)
Vasco da Gama,Explorer (died 1524)

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