1478
year
1478 (MCDLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1478th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 478th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 15th century, and the 9th year of the 1470s decade. As of the start of 1478, 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: | 1475 1476 1477 – 1478 – 1479 1480 1481 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1478 MCDLXXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2231 |
| Armenian calendar | 927 ԹՎ ՋԻԷ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6228 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1399–1400 |
| Bengali calendar | 885 |
| Berber calendar | 2428 |
| English Regnal year | 17 Edw. 4 – 18 Edw. 4 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2022 |
| Burmese calendar | 840 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6986–6987 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁酉年 (Fire Rooster) 4174 or 4114 — to — 戊戌年 (Earth Dog) 4175 or 4115 |
| Coptic calendar | 1194–1195 |
| Discordian calendar | 2644 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1470–1471 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5238–5239 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1534–1535 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1399–1400 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4578–4579 |
| Holocene calendar | 11478 |
| Igbo calendar | 478–479 |
| Iranian calendar | 856–857 |
| Islamic calendar | 882–883 |
| Japanese calendar | Bunmei 10 (文明１０年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1394–1395 |
| Julian calendar | 1478 MCDLXXVIII |
| Korean calendar | 3811 |
| Minguo calendar | 434 before ROC 民前434年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 10 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2020–2021 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火鸡年 (female Fire-Rooster) 1604 or 1223 or 451 — to — 阳土狗年 (male Earth-Dog) 1605 or 1224 or 452 |
Events
change- February 18 – George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London.
- April 26 – The Pazzi attack Lorenzo de' Medici and kill his brother Giuliano during High Mass in the Florence Cathedral.
- December 28 – Battle of Giornico – Swiss troops defeat the Milanese.
- Lorenzo de' Medici becomes sole ruler of Florence
- Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow conquers Novgorod
- Vladislav II of Bohemia makes peace with Hungary
- Eskender succeeds his father Baeda Maryam as Emperor of Ethiopia at the age of six.