January 8 » The papal bull Romanus Pontifex awards the Kingdom of Portugal exclusive trade and colonization rights to all of Africa south of Cape Bojador.
February 4 » In the Thirteen Years' War, the Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master.
March 6 » Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of the Prussian Confederation pledge allegiance to King Casimir IV of Poland who agrees to commit his forces in aiding the Confederation's struggle for independence from the Teutonic Knights.
April 9 » The Treaty of Lodi is signed, establishing a balance of power among northern Italian city-states for almost 50 years.
September 18 » Thirteen Years' War: In the Battle of Chojnice, the Polish army is defeated by the Teutonic knights.
February 15 » While on board the Niña, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World.
May 4 » Pope Alexander VI divides the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of Demarcation.
July 12 » Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.
September 9 » Battle of Krbava Field, a decisive defeat of Croats in Croatian struggle against the invasion by the Ottoman Empire.
November 3 » Christopher Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.
November 19 » Christopher Columbus goes ashore on an island called Borinquen he first saw the day before. He names it San Juan Bautista (later renamed again Puerto Rico).
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