Year by year · 15th century

1483

1483 in world history: 3 events, 5 births and 7 deaths. 896 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 6 July

    Richard III is crowned at Westminster Abbey

    Richard, Duke of Gloucester, was crowned after his nephew Edward V was declared illegitimate. Two years later his death at Bosworth ended Plantagenet rule and brought the Tudors to the throne.

  2. Battle

    Battle of Lucena

    The Battle of Lucena was fought in April 1483 near Lucena in the kingdom of Córdoba, during the Granada War.

ProfileState815 states with a known seat in 1483Open the atlas at 1483 →

In the profiles

  • Kongo EmpirePortuguese navigator Diogo Cao reaches the mouth of the Congo

Born in 1483 5

Died in 1483 7

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