Chronyas has 3,073 events dated to the 15th century (1401 to 1500 CE), during the Medieval world. Below are the most notable ones, in date order.
Most of the events in this century belong to Civilizations & archaeology and Art, literature & culture.
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- 1402Construction of Charles Bridge
- 1402Construction of Seville Cathedral
- from 1402 to 1976Spanish Empire
- from 20 July 1402 to 5 July 1413Ottoman Interregnum
- 1403Construction of Gur-e Amir
- 1404Construction of Bibi-Khanym Mosque
- 2 December 1409Founding of Leipzig University
- 1410Construction of Prague Astronomical Clock
- 1411Construction of Château de Chenonceau
- 1413Founding of University of St Andrews
- from 5 November 1414 to 22 April 1418Council of Constance
- from 21 August 1415 to 20 December 1999Portuguese Empire
- from 1417 to 1420Construction of Registan
- 1417Construction of Tiananmen Square
- from 30 July 1419 to 30 May 1434Hussite Wars
- 1420Construction of Kremlin
- from c. 1420s to 1440sFounding of Ulugh Beg Observatory
- 1420The Forbidden City is completed
- 8 May 1429Joan of Arc relieves Orleans
- 1431Construction of Šibenik Cathedral
- 1431Construction of Bratislava Castle
- from 1438 to 1552Khanate of Qazan
- from 1438 to 1533Inca Empire
- 1439Printing press
- 1440Construction of Eton College
- from 1441 to 1783Crimean Khanate
- 1442Construction of Basilica of Santa Croce
- 1442Rise of House of Braganza
- c. 1450sGutenberg Bible
- from 1451 to 1526Lodi dynasty
- from 1451 to 1950Construction of Berlin Palace
- 1451Birth of Christopher Columbus
- 7 January 1451Founding of University of Glasgow
- 15 April 1452Birth of Leonardo da Vinci
- from 6 April 1453 to 29 May 1453Fall of Constantinople
- 1455Construction of Grand Bazaar
- from 22 May 1455 to 16 June 1487Wars of the Roses
- c. 1458Construction of Palazzo Pitti
- 1460Construction of Topkapı Palace
- c. 1462Origins of Sarajevo
- 1462Construction of Cidade Velha
- from 1464 to 1591Songhai Empire
- from 1467 to 1590Sengoku period
- c. 1469Birth of Vasco da Gama
- 1469Origins of Sikhism
- 21 May 1471Birth of Albrecht Dürer
- 1472Founding of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- 1473Construction of Sistine Chapel
- 19 February 1473Birth of Nicolaus Copernicus
- 1475Construction of Dormition Cathedral
- 6 March 1475Birth of Michelangelo
- 1477Founding of University of Tübingen
- 1477Founding of Uppsala University
- c. 1477Eruption of Bardarbunga
- from 1478 to 1834Spanish Inquisition
- 1 June 1479Founding of University of Copenhagen
- 1480Birth of Ferdinand Magellan
- 1481Construction of Blue Mosque
- 6 April 1483Birth of Raphael
- 10 November 1483Birth of Martin Luther
- c. 1485Painting of The Birth of Venus
- from 22 August 1485 to 24 March 1603House of Tudor
- c. 1490sThe Last Supper
- from 1490 to 1598Siberian Khanate
- 1490Release of Vitruvian Man
- 1492European colonization of the Americas
- from 1492 to 1681Spanish Golden Age
- 2 January 1492The fall of Granada ends Muslim rule in Spain
- 31 March 1492Alhambra Decree
- from 24 September 1493 to 13 July 1898Spanish colonization of the Americas
- from 1494 to 1559Italian Wars
- 14 April 1494Construction of Frauenkirche
- 7 June 1494Treaty of Tordesillas
- 1495Construction of Tomb of Askia
- 1496Introduction of złoty
- 1497Introduction of Spanish dollar
- 24 June 1497John Cabot reaches North America
- 1499Pietà (Michelangelo)
- c. 1500sDavid
- c. 1500Modern period