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* [[Tízoc]], [[Aztec]] ruler of [[Tenochtitlan]], dies. Some sources suggest that he was [[poison]]ed, others that he was the victim of "sorcery" or illness. He is succeeded by his brother [[Ahuitzotl|Āhuitzotl]].
* Sigismund, Archduke of [[German Tyrol|Tyrol]], issues [[Europe]]'s first large silver coin, the [[guldengroschen]], which will later become the [[thaler]].
* [[Giovanni Pico della Mirandola]] returns to [[Florence]], and writes ''[[Oration on the Dignity of Man]]''.
* The [[Medici giraffe]] arrives in Florence.
* [[Johann Reuchlin]] begins studying the [[Hebrew language]].
* The first written use of the word [[Football (word)|football]] to describe the ball.
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