1471
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| Decades: | 1440s 1450s 1460s – 1470s – 1480s 1490s 1500s |
| Years: | 1468 1469 1470 – 1471 – 1472 1473 1474 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1471 MCDLXXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2224 |
| Armenian calendar | 920 ԹՎ ՋԻ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6221 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1392–1393 |
| Bengali calendar | 878 |
| Berber calendar | 2421 |
| English Regnal year | 10 Edw. 4 – 11 Edw. 4 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2015 |
| Burmese calendar | 833 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6979–6980 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚寅年 (Metal Tiger) 4167 or 4107 — to — 辛卯年 (Metal Rabbit) 4168 or 4108 |
| Coptic calendar | 1187–1188 |
| Discordian calendar | 2637 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1463–1464 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5231–5232 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1527–1528 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1392–1393 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4571–4572 |
| Holocene calendar | 11471 |
| Igbo calendar | 471–472 |
| Iranian calendar | 849–850 |
| Islamic calendar | 875–876 |
| Japanese calendar | Bunmei 3 (文明３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1387–1388 |
| Julian calendar | 1471 MCDLXXI |
| Korean calendar | 3804 |
| Minguo calendar | 441 before ROC 民前441年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 3 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2013–2014 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金虎年 (male Iron-Tiger) 1597 or 1216 or 444 — to — 阴金兔年 (female Iron-Rabbit) 1598 or 1217 or 445 |
1471 (MCDLXXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1471st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 471st year of the 2nd millennium, the 71st year of the 15th century, and the 2nd year of the 1470s decade. As of the start of 1471, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
[change | change source]- March – The Yorkist King Edward IV returns to England to reclaim his throne.
- April 14 – Battle of Barnet – Edward defeats the Lancastrian army under Warwick, who is killed.
- May 4 – Battle of Tewkesbury – King Edward defeats a Lancastrian army under Queen Margaret and her son, Edward of Westminster the Prince of Wales, who is killed. This practically destroys the Lancastrian cause.
- May 20 – Henry VI of England is murdered in the Tower of London and Edward IV becomes sole King of England.
- October 10 – Battle of Brunkeberg in Stockholm. The forces of Regent of Sweden Sten Sture the Elder with help of farmers and miners repel an attack by Christian I, King of Denmark.
- First Inca Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui of the Inca Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Tupac Inca Yupanqui.
- Pedro Escobar and João Gomes first visit São Tomé and Principe.