| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | |
| Decades: | |
| Years: |
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| Gregorian calendar | 1466 MCDLXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2219 |
| Armenian calendar | 915 ԹՎ ՋԺԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6216 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1387–1388 |
| Bengali calendar | 873 |
| Berber calendar | 2416 |
| English Regnal year | 5 Edw. 4 – 6 Edw. 4 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2010 |
| Burmese calendar | 828 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6974–6975 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙酉年 (Wood Rooster) 4162 or 4102 — to — 丙戌年 (Fire Dog) 4163 or 4103 |
| Coptic calendar | 1182–1183 |
| Discordian calendar | 2632 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1458–1459 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5226–5227 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1522–1523 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1387–1388 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4566–4567 |
| Holocene calendar | 11466 |
| Igbo calendar | 466–467 |
| Iranian calendar | 844–845 |
| Islamic calendar | 870–871 |
| Japanese calendar | Kanshō 7 / Bunshō 1 (文正元年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1382–1383 |
| Julian calendar | 1466 MCDLXVI |
| Korean calendar | 3799 |
| Minguo calendar | 446 before ROC 民前446年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2008–2009 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木鸡年 (female Wood-Rooster) 1592 or 1211 or 439 — to — 阳火狗年 (male Fire-Dog) 1593 or 1212 or 440 |
Year 1466 (MCDLXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. It is one of eight years (CE) to contain each Roman numeral once (1000(M)+(-100(C)+500(D))+50(L)+10(X)+5(V)+1(I) = 1466).
Events
- The Kingdom of Georgia collapses into anarchy, and fragments into rival states of Kartli, Kakheti, Imereti, Samtskhe-Saatabago and a number of principalities; this breakup is finalised in 1490, when Constantine II of Georgia has to recognize his rival monarchies.
- The Mentelin Bible, the first printed German language Bible, is produced.
- Louis XI of France introduces silk weaving to Lyon.[1]
- The first known shop specialising in eyeglasses opens in Strasbourg.
- The second largest bell of Saint Peter's Church, Fritzlar in Hesse is cast by Meister Goswin aus Fritzlar.
Births
- February 11 – Elizabeth of York, queen of Henry VII of England (d. 1503)[2]
- May 22 – Marino Sanuto the Younger, Italian historian (d. 1536)
- June 18 – Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian music printer (d. 1539)
- July 5 – Giovanni Sforza, Italian noble (d. 1510)
- August 10 – Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (d. 1519)
- September 9 – Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shōgun (d. 1523)
- October 28 – Erasmus, Dutch philosopher (d. 1536)
- November 16 – Francesco Cattani da Diacceto, Florentine philosopher (d. 1522)
- November 26 – Edward Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings, English noble (d. 1506)
- November 30 – Andrea Doria, Genoese condottiero and admiral (d. 1560)
- Probable – Moctezuma II, Aztec Tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlán (modern Mexico City), 1502–1520, son of Axayacatl (d. 1520)[3]
Deaths
- February 23 – Girishawardhana Dyah Suryawikrama, 9th Maharaja of Majapahit
- March 6 – Alvise Loredan, Venetian admiral and statesman (b. 1393)
- March 8 – Francesco I Sforza, Duke of Milan (b. 1401)[4]
- August – Hacı I Giray, first ruler of the Crimean Khanate (b. 1397)
- October 30 – Johann Fust, German printer (b. c. 1400)
- December 13 – Donatello, Italian artist (b. 1386)[5]
- Date unknown
- Barbara Manfredi, Italian noblewoman (b. 1444)
- Isotta Nogarola, Italian writer and intellectual (b. 1418)
- Nicolaus Zacharie, Italian composer (b. c. 1400)
References
- ^ Burke, James (1978). Connections. London: Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-24827-9.
- ^ "Gregory XIV | pope". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ "Moctezuma II" (in Spanish). Biografias y Vidas. Retrieved June 1, 2019. |
- ^ "Francesco Sforza | duke of Milan [1401–1466]". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ "Donatello | Italian sculptor". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved July 22, 2018.