1470
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1470 (MCDLXX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1470th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 470th year of the 2nd millennium, the 70th year of the 15th century, and the 1st year of the 1470s decade. As of the start of 1470, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
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Events
- March 12 – Wars of the Roses in England – Battle of Losecoat Field: The House of York defeats the House of Lancaster.
- July 12 – The Ottomans capture Euboea.
- October 3 – Warwick releases Henry VI of England from the Tower of London, and restores him to the throne.
Births
- June 30 – Charles VIII of France (d. 1498)
- November 2 – King Edward V of England, one of the princes in the Tower (d. c. 1483)
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