History
 

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World

General

Population: 437 Million*
  • Entertainment: Writers include Dante's Divine Comedy first printed at Foligno
    Art includes Memling paints the altarpiece at Danzig "The Last Judgement"
  • Exploration: Danish navigator Deitrich Pining claims to have found Newfoundland

Africa

  • Cameroon: Portuguese discover island of Fernando Po (Bioko)

Europe

  • Scotland: Orkney and Shetland annexed by Scotland - formerly of Norway
  • Russia: Ivan III of Moscow marries Sophia (Zoë) Palaeologus the niece of the last Byzantine Emperor - adopts Byzantine symbol of double-headed eagle

Middle East

  • General: Battle of Otluk-beli – Turks under Mohammed II defeat Persian Uzan Hasan an ally of Venice
  • Ottoman Empire: Venetians destroy Smyrna (Izmir)



 
 
 
 
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