May 25 » Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Order of Christ.
June 7 » Troops of the Republic of Venice capture Udine, ending the independence of the Patria del Friuli.
July 14 » Battle of Vítkov Hill, decisive victory of Czech Hussite forces commanded by Jan Žižka against Crusade army led by Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor.
September 1 » A 9.4 MS-strong earthquake shakes Chile's Atacama Region causing tsunamis in Chile as well as Hawaii and Japan.
October 28 » Beijing is officially designated the capital of the Ming dynasty when the Forbidden City is completed.
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.
March 15 » Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas.
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 18 » Christopher Columbus first sights the island now known as Puerto Rico.
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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