1460s

The 1460s was the decade that started on January 1, 1460 and ended on December 31, 1469. It is distinct from the decade known as the 147th decade which began on January 1, 1461. and ended on December 31, 1470.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	14th century – 15th century – 16th century
Decades:	1430s 1440s 1450s – 1460s – 1470s 1480s 1490s
Years:	1460 1461 1462 1463 1464 1465 1466 1467 1468 1469
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

Events

• Sonni Ali, first Songhai king, conquers many of his African neighbors.
• Thirteen Years' War ends in eastern Europe.
• The Portuguese continue to explore the world.
• Chimú Empire taken over by soldiers of the Inca Empire in South America.

Births

• King Louis XII of France
• Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan
• Erasmus, Dutch thinker
• Montezuma II, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlán
• Pope Paul III
• Juan de Zumárraga, first bishop of Mexico

Deaths

• Prince Henry the Navigator, Portuguese explorer
• David of Trebizond, Byzantine Emperor
• Zhengtong Emperor of China
• Nicholas of Cusa, German mathematician and astronomer
• Pope Pius II
• Skanderbeg, Albanian national hero
• Zara Yaqob, Emperor of Ethiopia