1470s facts for kids

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	14th century – 15th century – 16th century
Decades:	1440s 1450s 1460s – 1470s – 1480s 1490s 1500s
Years:	1470 1471 1472 1473 1474 1475 1476 1477 1478 1479
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

The 1470s was the decade that started on January 1, 1470 and ended on December 31, 1479.

Events

• 1470 July 12 – The Ottomans capture Euboea.
• 1471 March – The Yorkist King Edward IV returns to England to reclaim his throne.
• 1472 – Foundation of the Kingdom of Fez.
• 1474 February – The Treaty of Utrecht ends the Anglo-Hanseatic War.
• 1476 – Battle of Avenches
• 1477 February 27 – Uppsala University is founded.
• 1478 November 1 – Start of the Spanish Inquisition.
• 1479 January 20 – Ferdinand II takes the throne of Aragon. He rules together with his wife Isabella I, Queen of Castile.

Births

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Deaths

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