1466

1466 in various calendars
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); 4163 or 3956; — to —; 丙戌年 (Fire Dog); 4164 or 3957
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

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	14th century ; 15th century ; 16th century ;
Decades:	1440s ; 1450s ; 1460s ; 1470s ; 1480s ;
Years:	1463 ; 1464 ; 1465 ; 1466 ; 1467 ; 1468 ; 1469 ;

Last updated November 18, 2023

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 – Elisabeth of Hesse-Marburg, German landgravine (d. 1523)^[3]^[4]
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)^[5]
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)^[6]
Probable– Moctezuma II, Aztec Tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlán (modern Mexico City), 1502–1520, son of Axayacatl (d. 1520)^[7]

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)^[8]
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)^[9]
Date unknown
- Barbara Manfredi, Italian noblewoman (b. 1444)
- Isotta Nogarola, Italian writer and intellectual (b. 1418)^[10]
- Nicolaus Zacharie, Italian composer (b. c. 1400)

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References

↑ Burke, James (1978). Connections. London: Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-24827-9.
↑ "Gregory XIV | pope". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
↑ Schutte, O. (1979). "Genealogische gegevens". In Tamse, C.A. (ed.). Nassau en Oranje in de Nederlandse geschiedenis (in Dutch). Alphen aan den Rijn: A.W. Sijthoff. p. 42. ISBN 90-218-2447-7.
↑ Dek, A.W.E. (1970). Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau (in Dutch). Zaltbommel: Europese Bibliotheek. p. 70.
↑ Joy Palmer; Liora Bresler; David Cooper (September 11, 2002). Fifty Major Thinkers on Education: From Confucius to Dewey. Routledge. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-134-73594-5.
↑ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. 1991. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-16-002055-1.
↑ "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.
↑ Tom Streissguth, The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of the Renaissance (Farmington Hills, Michigan: Greenhaven Press, 2008), pp. 229–30.

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[1] Burke, James (1978). Connections. London: Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-24827-9.

[2] "Gregory XIV | pope". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

[3] Schutte, O. (1979). "Genealogische gegevens". In Tamse, C.A. (ed.). Nassau en Oranje in de Nederlandse geschiedenis (in Dutch). Alphen aan den Rijn: A.W. Sijthoff. p. 42. ISBN 90-218-2447-7.

[4] Dek, A.W.E. (1970). Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau (in Dutch). Zaltbommel: Europese Bibliotheek. p. 70.

[5] Joy Palmer; Liora Bresler; David Cooper (September 11, 2002). Fifty Major Thinkers on Education: From Confucius to Dewey. Routledge. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-134-73594-5.

[6] Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. 1991. p. 291. ISBN 978-0-16-002055-1.

[7] "Moctezuma II" (in Spanish). Biografias y Vidas. Retrieved June 1, 2019. |

[8] "Francesco Sforza | duke of Milan [1401–1466]". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved July 22, 2018.

[9] "Donatello | Italian sculptor". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved July 22, 2018.

[10] Tom Streissguth, The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of the Renaissance (Farmington Hills, Michigan: Greenhaven Press, 2008), pp. 229–30.

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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) 4163 or 3956 — to — 丙戌年 (Fire Dog) 4164 or 3957
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

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