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Historical Event(s)
April 14, 1471
– In England, the Yorkists under Edward IV defeat the Lancastrians under the Earl of Warwick at the Battle of Barnet; the Earl is killed and Edward IV resumes the throne.
May 4, 1471
– Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Tewkesbury: Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward, Prince of Wales.
October 10, 1471
– Battle of Brunkeberg in Stockholm: Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the help of farmers and miners, repels an attack by Christian I, King of Denmark.
Who Were Born On ?
February 15, 1471
– Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503)
May 21, 1471
– Albrecht Dürer, German painter (d. 1528)
July 15, 1471
– Eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (d. 1494)
August 27, 1471
– George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)
October 7, 1471
– King Frederick I of Denmark and Norway (d. 1533)
October 15, 1471
– Konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526)