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World

Population: 436 Million*

Entertainment: Music includes Jakob Obrecht composes "St. Matthew Passion"
Religion: Death of Pope Paul II – Pope Sixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere) elected
Deaths: Mystic Thomas a kempis, Bohemian king and Hussite leader George of Podebrad, Pope Paul II, Henry VI of England, Richard Earl of Warwick, Edward Prince of Wales

European explorers cross equator in exploration of Africa's coast
Portuguese under Alfonso V take Tangier from Muslims

Emperor Topa Inca expands Inca empire into Bolivia, Chile and Argentina – tenth Sapa Inca – roadbuilding begins connecting all parts with Cuzco

Bohemia: Death of Hussite leader George of Podebrad as King - succeeded by Vladislav II
England: In War of Roses, Edward IV King of England returns to England and defeats and kills Richard Earl of Warwick at Battle of Barnet – defeats Queen Margaret and kills Prince Edward at Tewkesbury and enters London – Henry VI murdered in the Tower
Start of reign of Henry VII Tudor
Psetilence fallows war
Switzerland: Chicken found guilty of laying an egg in defiance of natural law and sentenced to be burned at the stake