1481

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	14th century – 15th century – 16th century
Decades:	1450s  1460s  1470s  – 1480s –  1490s  1500s  1510s
Years:	1478 1479 1480 – 1481 – 1482 1483 1484

1481 Media

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  Mehmed II, the Conqueror

1481 (MCDLXXXI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1481st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 481st year of the 2nd millennium, the 81st year of the 15th century, and the 2nd year of the 1480s decade. As of the start of 1481, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• May 21 – Christian I, King of Denmark and Norway dies and is succeeded by his son John (1481–1513).
• December 26 – Battle of Westbroek: Holland defeats the troops of Utrecht.