What Happened In History Year 1477

Historical Events for the Year 1477

• 5th January » Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Duchy of Burgundy or Burgundy becomes part of France.
• 7th October » Uppsala University is inaugurated after receiving its corporate rights from Pope Sixtus IV in February the same year.

Famous Birthdays in 1477

• 14th January » Hermann of Wied, German archbishop (d. 1552)
• 16th January » Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547)
• 25th January » Anne of Brittany (d. 1514)
• 20th March » Jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527)

Famous Deaths in History for 1477

• 5th January » Charles the Bold, French son of Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (b. 1433)

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