| April 9 | Edward I (12) succeeds Edward IV as king of England |
| June 26 | Duke of Gloucester appoints himself English king Richard III |
| June 26 | Richard III usurps English throne |
| July 6 | England's King Richard III crowned |
| September 3 | Utrecht surrenders to Habsburgs army |
| October 13 | Rabbi Issac Abarbanel starts his exegesis on Bible |
| October 17 | Tomas de Torquemada appointed inquisitor-general of Spain |