Historical Events In 1478

Jan 18   Grand Duke Ivan II of Moscow occupies Novgorod   

Feb 07   Thomas More, lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint (Utopia).   

Feb 18   Duke of Clarence, forced drowning in a wine barrel.   

Feb 18   George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London.   

Feb 22   Hendrik Herp (Herpius/Harphius), writer (Spieghel volcomenheit), dies.   

Apr 26   1st Easter   

Apr 26   Giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24   

Apr 26   Pazzi conspirators attack Lorenzo and kill Giuliano de'Medici.   

May 26   Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34).   

Jun 22   Philips de Schone, Archduke of Austrian/King of Castilia (Philips I).   

Jul 22   King Philip I of Spain is born   

Jul 22   Philip I, (the Handsome), 1st Habsburg King of Spain (1504-06).   

Feb 07   Thomas More, lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint (Utopia) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 07   On this day in history birth of sir Thomas More, English statesman, humanist, and author (d. 1535)   

May 26   In the year 1478 birth of clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34)   

Jun 22   In the year 1478 birth of philips de Schone, Archduke of Austrian/King of Castilia (Philips I)   

Jul 22   On this day in history birth of philip I, (the Handsome), 1st Habsburg King of Spain (1504-06)   

Dec 06   On this day in history birth of baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author (d. 1529)   

Feb 18   On this day in history death of duke of Clarence, forced drowning in a wine barrel   

Feb 22   In the year 1478 hendrik Herp (Herpius/Harphius), writer (Spieghel volcomenheit), dies   

Apr 26   On this day in history death of giuliano de' Medici, Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about 24   

Nov 19   On this day in history death of emperor Baeda Maryam of Ethiopia (b. 1448)