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England's Edward IV dies at Westminster April 9 at age 40 after a tyrannical reign in which he has multiplied his wealth by confiscating the estates of his enemies and putting his money to work in partnership with London merchants. Edward's capable brother Richard, duke of Gloucester, is proclaimed king and begins a brief reign as Richard III; diplomat-soldier William, Baron Hastings, gains the affections of Edward's former mistress Jane Shore, who encourages him to challenge Richard's claim to the throne, and Richard has him beheaded at age 53. A quasi-legal Parliament rules June 5 that Edward's 1464 marriage to Elizabeth Woodville was invalid and that the two sons by that marriage are illegitimate. The boys are found smothered in the Tower of London. It is widely believed that they were murdered on Richard's orders, and Elizabeth flees to safety while the late king's mistress Jane Shore finds a new protector (see 1470; 1486).
Henry Stafford, 29, duke of Buckingham, leads a rebellion against Richard III, but supporters of Richard suppress the revolt, capture Buckingham, and execute him at Salisbury (see Bosworth Field, 1485). Richard makes his 57-year-old supporter John Howard 1st duke of Norfolk, creating a new dukedom that will survive as the oldest in England.
France's Louis XI (the Spider) dies at Plessis-les-Tours August 30 at age 60 after a 22-year reign in which the nation's prosperity has revived despite oppressive taxes. His wife, Charlotte, dies December 1. The tyrannical Louis is succeeded by his ugly, deformed, 13-year-old son, who will never be more than barely literate but will reign until 1498 as Charles VIII.
The astronomical tables prepared in 1252 and known as the Alfonsine Tables are printed for the first time, making them more easily accessible to astronomers (see Nikolaus von Cusa, 1440; Copernicus, 1540).
Pope Sixtus IV says Mass August 9 in Rome's new Sistine Chapel, which has been named for him.
The Spanish Dominican monk Tomas de Torquemada, 63, takes command of the Inquisition in all Spanish possessions at the request of Ferdinand and Isabella (see 1481). A nephew of Cardinal Juan de Torquemada, the first grand inquisitor will persecute "heretics" with unparalleled zeal (see 1487).
The College of Santa Cruz is founded at Valladolid by Pedro Cardinal González de Mendoza as part of a new educational system for clergymen.
Painting: The Magnificat by Sandro Botticelli, who was summoned to Rome last year along with Florentine painter Ghirlandajo (Domenico di Tommaso Bigordi), 34, and others to help decorate the chapel of Sixtus IV. Botticelli's round picture of the Madonna with singing angels will be his most copied work; The Virgin and Child and Six Saints by Giovanni Bellini for Venice's Church of San Job; Coronation of the Virgin by Piero Pollaiuolo for the Church of San Agostino at San Gimignano.
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Astronomy
The Alfonsine Tables, a revision of the Ptolemaic tables of the planetary positions created in Toledo about 1250, are printed in Toledo. See also 1272 Astronomy.
TransportationThe first known tables of solar positions, for navigational purposes, are printed in Venice. See also 1474 Astronomy; 1484 Transportation.
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This article is about the year 1483.
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| Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| Decades: | 1450s 1460s 1470s – 1480s – 1490s 1500s 1510s |
| Years: | 1480 1481 1482 – 1483 – 1484 1485 1486 |
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| Gregorian calendar | 1483 MCDLXXXIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2236 |
| Armenian calendar | 932 ԹՎ ՋԼԲ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6233 |
| Bahá'í calendar | -361–-360 |
| Bengali calendar | 890 |
| Berber calendar | 2433 |
| English Regnal year | 22 Edw. 4 – 1 Ric. 3 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2027 |
| Burmese calendar | 845 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6991–6992 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬寅年十一月廿三日 (4119/4179-11-23) — to —
癸卯年十二月初二日(4120/4180-12-2) |
| Coptic calendar | 1199–1200 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1475–1476 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5243–5244 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1539–1540 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1405–1406 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4584–4585 |
| Holocene calendar | 11483 |
| Iranian calendar | 861–862 |
| Islamic calendar | 887–888 |
| Japanese calendar | Bunmei 15 (文明15年) |
| Julian calendar | 1483 MCDLXXXIII |
| Korean calendar | 3816 |
| Minguo calendar | 429 before ROC 民前429年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2026 |
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Year 1483 (MCDLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar).
Events
January–December
- January 1 – Jews are expelled from Andalusia.
- February 11 – Creation of the General Council of Inquisition in Spain.
- April 9 – Edward V becomes King of England.
- April 29 – Gran Canaria, the main of the Canary Islands is conquered by the Kingdom of Castile, very important step in the expansion of Spain.
- April 30 – Orbital calculations suggest that on this day Pluto moved inside Neptune's orbit until July 23, 1503.
- April – King Edward V of England and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York reside in the Tower of London. Later this year, rumors of their murders start circulating. By December the rumors have reached France. This is the beginning of the mystery concerning the fates of the two Princes in the Tower.
- June 13 – William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings, is executed, in the first recorded execution at the Tower of London.
- June 20 – The powerful Fernando II, Duke of Braganza is executed in Portugal, followed by more than 80 other noblemen, for his plot again the Royal crown.
- June 25 – Before his coronation, King Edward V of England is deposed by his uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who becomes King as Richard III of England.
- July 6 – Richard III is crowned king of England.
- July 20 – John of Denmark is crowned King of Norway.
- August 9 – The Sistine Chapel opens.
- September 3 – Evidence cited by Alison Weir in "The Princes of the Tower" (p. 157) indicate that Edward V and his brother, Richard, Duke of York were murdered this night.
- October – A rebellion by the Duke of Buckingham is crushed by Richard III.
Date unknown
- Isaac Abravanel flees Portugal after being implicated in a plot against the king.
- The Prince of Moscow builds the fortress of Ivangorod facing Narva.
- Giovanni Bellini is named official painter of the Republic of Venice.
- Flavio Biondo publishes his Historiarum ab inclinatione romanorum imperii.
Births
- January 12 – Henry III of Nassau-Breda, Baron of Breda (d. 1538)
- February 14 – Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder of the Moghul dynasty (d. 1530)
- March 6 – Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian (d. 1540)
- April 6 – Rafael, Italian painter and architect (d. 1520)
- October 16 – Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)
- November 10 – Martin Luther, German monk and Protestant reformer (d. 1546)
- December 3 – Nicolaus Von Amsdorf, German Protestant reformer (d. 1565)
- date unknown
- Thomas Parr, alleged oldest living man (d. 1635)
- Cacamatzin, Aztec ruler (d. 1520)
- Jacquet of Mantua, French composer (d. 1559)
- Chen Chun, Chinese painter (d. 1544)
- Fuzuli, poet (d. 1556)
Deaths
- February 27 – William VIII of Montferrat (b. 1420)
- April 4 – Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex (b. c. 1405)
- April 9 – King Edward IV of England (b. 1442)
- June – William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings (executed; b. 1431)
- June 13 – Richard Grey, half brother of Edward V of England (executed; b. 1458)
- June 25 – Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers (executed) (b. 1442)
- July 4 – Costanzo I Sforza, Italian condottiero (b. 1447)
- August 30 – King Louis XI of France (b. 1423)
- November 2 – Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1454)
Date unknown
- George Nevill, Duke of Bedford (b. 1457)
- Edmund Sutton, English nobleman (b. 1425)
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