1472
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| Years: 1469 1470 1471 - 1472 - 1473 1474 1475 | |
| Decades: 1440s 1450s 1460s - 1470s - 1480s 1490s 1500s | |
| Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century | |
Events
- February 20 - The Orkneys and Shetlands are annexed to the crown of Scotland
- Discovery of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia by 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.
Births
Deaths
- April 25 - Leone Battista Alberti, artist (* 1404)
- Nezahualcoyotl, Aztec poet
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