15th century

=== [[1480s]] ===
[[File:SiegeOfRhodes1480.jpg|thumb|upright|[[1480s|The]] [[Siege of Rhodes (1480)|Siege of Rhodes]] ([[1480]]). Ships of the [[Hospitaliers]] in the forefront, and Turkish camp in the background.]]
* [[1480]]: After the [[Great standing on the Ugra river]], [[Grand Duchy of Moscow|Muscovy]] gained independence from the [[Great Horde]].
* [[1481]]: [[Spanish Inquisition]] begins in practice with the first ''[[auto-da-fé]]''.
* [[1481]]: Reign of [[Tizoc]] begins as the seventh ''[[tlatoani]]'' of [[Tenochtitlan]] and the emperor of the [[Aztec Triple Alliance]].
* [[1482]]: [[Portugal|Portuguese]] navigator [[Diogo Cão]] becomes the first [[Europe|European]] to enter the [[Congo (river)|Congo]].
* [[1483]]: [[Expulsion_of_Jews_from_Spain#The_expulsion_of_the_Jews_from_Andalusia_(1483)|The Jews are expelled from Andalusia]].
* [[1483]]: [[Pluto]] moves inside [[Neptune]]'s orbit until [[July 23]], [[1503]], according to modern [[Orbit|orbital]] calculations.
* [[1484]]: [[William Caxton]], the first [[Printer (publishing)|printer]] of books in [[English language|English]], prints his translation of ''[[Aesop's Fables]]'' in London.
* [[1485]]: [[Matthias Corvinus of Hungary]] captured [[Vienna]], [[Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor]] ran away.
* [[1485]]: [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]] defeats [[Richard III of England|Richard III]] at the [[Battle of Bosworth]] and becomes King of England.
* [[1485]]: [[Ivan III of Russia]] conquered [[Prince of Tver|Tver]].
* [[1485]]: [[Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya]] drives out [[Praudha Raya]] ending the [[Sangama Dynasty]].
* [[1486]]: [[Sher Shah Suri]], is born in [[Sasaram]], [[Bihar]].
* [[1486]]: Reign of [[Ahuitzotl]] begins as the eighth ''[[tlatoani]]'' of [[Tenochtitlan]] and emperor of the [[Aztec Triple Alliance]].
* [[1487]]: [[Hongzhi Emperor]] ascends the throne, bringing Confucian ideology under his administration.
* [[1488]]: Portuguese Navigator [[Bartolomeu Dias]] sails around the [[Cape of Good Hope]].