What Happened In History Year 1478

Historical Events for the Year 1478

• 18th February » George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence named George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is execution (legal) called executed in private at the Tower of London.

Famous Birthdays in 1478

• 7th February » Thomas More, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor or Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (d. 1535)
• 26th May » Pope Clement VII (d. 1534)
• 22nd July » Philip I of Castile (d. 1506)
• 6th December » Baldassare Castiglione, Italian courtier, diplomat, and author (d. 1529)

Famous Deaths in History for 1478

• 18th February » George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (b. 1449)
• 25th October » Catherine of Bosnia (b. 1425)

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