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Historical Events for the Year 1484

  • 2nd March » The College of Arms is formally incorporated by Royal Charter signed by King Richard III of England.
  • 6th July » Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River.
  • 29th August » Pope Innocent VIII succeeds Pope Sixtus IV.
  • 5th December » Pope Innocent VIII issues the 'Summis desiderantes', a papal bull that deputizes Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger as inquisition e.g inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany.

Famous Birthdays in 1484

  • 1st January » Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss pastor and theologian (d. 1531)
  • 17th January » George Spalatin, German religious reformer (d. 1545)
  • 21st February » Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1535)
  • 4th March » George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1543)
  • 23rd April » Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian physician and scholar (d. 1558)
  • 29th November » Joachim Vadian, Swiss physician, scholar, and politician (d. 1551)

Famous Deaths in History for 1484

  • 4th March » Saint Casimir, Polish prince (b. 1458)
  • 9th April » Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (b. 1473)
  • 12th August » Pope Sixtus IV (b. 1414)