1472
year
1472 (MCDLXXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1472nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 472nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 72nd year of the 15th century, and the 3rd year of the 1470s decade. As of the start of 1472, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| Decades: | 1440s 1450s 1460s – 1470s – 1480s 1490s 1500s |
| Years: | 1469 1470 1471 – 1472 – 1473 1474 1475 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1472 MCDLXXII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2225 |
| Armenian calendar | 921 ԹՎ ՋԻԱ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6222 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1393–1394 |
| Bengali calendar | 879 |
| Berber calendar | 2422 |
| English Regnal year | 11 Edw. 4 – 12 Edw. 4 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2016 |
| Burmese calendar | 834 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6980–6981 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛卯年 (Metal Rabbit) 4168 or 4108 — to — 壬辰年 (Water Dragon) 4169 or 4109 |
| Coptic calendar | 1188–1189 |
| Discordian calendar | 2638 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1464–1465 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5232–5233 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1528–1529 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1393–1394 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4572–4573 |
| Holocene calendar | 11472 |
| Igbo calendar | 472–473 |
| Iranian calendar | 850–851 |
| Islamic calendar | 876–877 |
| Japanese calendar | Bunmei 4 (文明４年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1388–1389 |
| Julian calendar | 1472 MCDLXXII |
| Korean calendar | 3805 |
| Minguo calendar | 440 before ROC 民前440年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 4 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2014–2015 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金兔年 (female Iron-Rabbit) 1598 or 1217 or 445 — to — 阳水龙年 (male Water-Dragon) 1599 or 1218 or 446 |
Events
change- February 20 – The Orkneys and Shetlands are annexed to the crown of Scotland
- Possible discovery of Bacalao (possibly Newfoundland, North America) and João Vaz Corte-Real.
- Beginning of extensive slave trade in modern Cameroon, as the Portuguese sail up the Wuori River.
- Fernão do Po claims the central-African islands Bioko and Annobón for Portugal.
- Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena, the world's oldest bank, is founded.