Editing 1484 (section)

== Events ==
<onlyinclude>

=== January&ndash;December ===
* [[March 26]] &ndash; [[William Caxton]], the first [[Printer (publishing)|printer]] of books in [[English language|English]], prints his translation of ''[[Aesop's Fables]]'' in London. 
* [[May 30]] &ndash; [[Charles VIII of France]] (''Charles l'Affable'') is crowned. 
* [[June 22]] &ndash; The first known book printed by a woman, [[Anna Rügerin]], is an edition of [[Eike of Repgow]]'s compendium of customary law, the ''[[Sachsenspiegel]]'', produced in [[Augsburg]].
* [[July 6]] &ndash; Portuguese sea captain [[Diogo Cão]] finds the mouth of the [[Congo River]].
* [[July 22]] &ndash; [[Battle of Lochmaben Fair]]: A 500-man raiding party led by [[Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany]], and [[James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas]], is defeated by forces loyal to Albany's brother [[James III of Scotland]]; Douglas is captured.
* [[August 29]] &ndash; [[Pope Innocent VIII]] succeeds [[Pope Sixtus IV]], as the 213th pope.
* [[September 21]] &ndash; Treaty of Nottingham: A three-year truce between the kingdoms of [[Kingdom of England|England]] and [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] is signed.
* [[December 5]] &ndash; Pope Innocent VIII issues the [[Papal bull]] ''[[Summis desiderantes affectibus]]'', giving the [[Inquisition]] a mission to hunt [[heresy|heretics]] and [[witch-hunt|witches]] in Germany, led by [[Heinrich Kramer]] and [[Jacob Sprenger]].

=== Date unknown ===
* The first [[sugar]] mill becomes operational in the [[Gran Canaria]].
* The first [[cuirassier]] units ({{Lang|de|kyrissers}}) are formed in Austria.
* The King of Portugal appoints a commission of mathematicians to perfect tables, to help seamen find their [[latitude]].
* [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor|Maximilian I, Duke of Burgundy]], orders foreign merchants to leave [[Bruges]]. Most merchants move to [[Antwerp]], greatly contributing to its growth as an international trading center.
* [[Battle of Leitzersdorf]]: The [[Army of the Holy Roman Empire|Imperial Army]] of [[Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor]] is defeated by the Hungarians.
</onlyinclude>