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15th century

Published on Friday, August 8th 2008

Millennium: 2nd millennium

Centuries: 14th century 15th century 16th century

Decades: 1400s 1410s 1420s 1430s 1440s
1450s 1460s 1470s 1480s 1490s

Categories: Births – Deaths
Establishments – Disestablishments

1492, Columbus opens the route to the New World for Spain. Beginning of the Modern Age.

1492, Columbus opens the route to the New World for Spain. Beginning of the Modern Age.

As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was the century which lasted from 1401 to 1500.

Events

Joan of Arc, a French peasant girl, directly influenced the result of the Hundred Years' War.

Joan of Arc, a French peasant girl, directly influenced the result of the Hundred Years' War.

The 1480 Siege of Rhodes. Ships of the Hospitaliers in the forefront, and Turkish camp in the background.

The 1480 Siege of Rhodes. Ships of the Hospitaliers in the forefront, and Turkish camp in the background.

Significant people

Isabella of Castile helped unify Spain via a dynastic marriage with Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469.

Isabella of Castile helped unify Spain via a dynastic marriage with Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469.

An African giraffe being led into a Ming Dynasty zoo, a Chinese painting by She Du, 1414 AD, during the reign of the Yongle Emperor.

An African giraffe being led into a Ming Dynasty zoo, a Chinese painting by She Du, 1414 AD, during the reign of the Yongle Emperor.

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

List of 15th century inventions

Decades and years

Decades and years

15th century
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1390s 1390 1391 1392 1393 1394 1395 1396 1397 1398 1399

1400s 1400 1401 1402 1403 1404 1405 1406 1407 1408 1409

1410s 1410 1411 1412 1413 1414 1415 1416 1417 1418 1419

1420s 1420 1421 1422 1423 1424 1425 1426 1427 1428 1429

1430s 1430 1431 1432 1433 1434 1435 1436 1437 1438 1439

1440s 1440 1441 1442 1443 1444 1445 1446 1447 1448 1449

1450s 1450 1451 1452 1453 1454 1455 1456 1457 1458 1459

1460s 1460 1461 1462 1463 1464 1465 1466 1467 1468 1469

1470s 1470 1471 1472 1473 1474 1475 1476 1477 1478 1479

1480s 1480 1481 1482 1483 1484 1485 1486 1487 1488 1489

1490s 1490 1491 1492 1493 1494 1495 1496 1497 1498 1499

1500s 1500 1501 1502 1503 1504 1505 1506 1507 1508 1509

Centuries and millennia

Millennium Century

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