1485
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| Decades: | 1450s 1460s 1470s – 1480s – 1490s 1500s 1510s |
| Years: | 1482 1483 1484 – 1485 – 1486 1487 1488 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1485 MCDLXXXV |
| Ab urbe condita | 2238 |
| Armenian calendar | 934 ԹՎ ՋԼԴ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6235 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1406–1407 |
| Bengali calendar | 892 |
| Berber calendar | 2435 |
| English Regnal year | 2 Ric. 3 – 1 Hen. 7 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2029 |
| Burmese calendar | 847 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6993–6994 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲辰年 (Wood Dragon) 4181 or 4121 — to — 乙巳年 (Wood Snake) 4182 or 4122 |
| Coptic calendar | 1201–1202 |
| Discordian calendar | 2651 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1477–1478 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5245–5246 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1541–1542 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1406–1407 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4585–4586 |
| Holocene calendar | 11485 |
| Igbo calendar | 485–486 |
| Iranian calendar | 863–864 |
| Islamic calendar | 889–890 |
| Japanese calendar | Bunmei 17 (文明１７年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1401–1402 |
| Julian calendar | 1485 MCDLXXXV |
| Korean calendar | 3818 |
| Minguo calendar | 427 before ROC 民前427年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 17 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2027–2028 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳木龙年 (male Wood-Dragon) 1611 or 1230 or 458 — to — 阴木蛇年 (female Wood-Snake) 1612 or 1231 or 459 |
1485 (MCDLXXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1485th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 485th year of the 2nd millennium, the 85th year of the 15th century, and the 6th year of the 1480s decade. As of the start of 1485, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
[change | change source]- August 22 – Battle of Bosworth Field ends the War of the Roses, Henry VII becomes King of England.
- The first appearance of the sweating sickness in England.
Births
[change | change source]- 16 December – Catherine of Aragon, later first Queen-consort of King Henry VIII of England.
- Thomas Cromwell, English statesman (approximately).
- Hernán Cortés, conqueror of Mexico
- Clément Janequin, French chanson composer (approximate date)
- Hugh Aston, English composer (approximate date)
- Pierre Moulu, French composer (approximate date)
Deaths
[change | change source]- March 16 – Anne Neville, Queen consort of Richard III of England.
- 22 August – King Richard III of England.
- October 28 – Rodolphus Agricola, Dutch scholar