1485

1485 was a common year.

1485 Media

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  Portrait of Hernán Cortés (1485-1547), 17th century. Found in the collection of Museo Naval de Madrid.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	14th century – 15th century – 16th century
Decades:	1450s  1460s  1470s  – 1480s –  1490s  1500s  1510s
Years:	1482 1483 1484 – 1485 – 1486 1487 1488

Events

• August 22 – Battle of Bosworth Field ends the War of the Roses, Henry VII becomes King of England.
• The first appearance of the sweating sickness in England.

Births

• 16 December – Catherine of Aragon, later first Queen-consort of King Henry VIII of England.
• Thomas Cromwell, English statesman (approximately).
• Hernán Cortés, conqueror of Mexico
• Clément Janequin, French chanson composer (approximate date)
• Hugh Aston, English composer (approximate date)
• Pierre Moulu, French composer (approximate date)

Deaths

• March 16 – Anne Neville, Queen consort of Richard III of England.
• 22 August – King Richard III of England.
• October 28 – Rodolphus Agricola, Dutch scholar