1466
Year 1466 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. It is one of eight years to contain each Roman numeral once ++500)+50+10+5+1.Events
- The Kingdom of Georgia collapses into anarchy, and fragments into rival states of Kartli, Kakheti, Imereti, Samtskhe-Saatabago and a number of principalities; this breakup is finalised in 1490, when Constantine II of Georgia has to recognize his rival monarchies.
- The Mentelin Bible, the first printed German language Bible, is produced.
- Louis XI of France introduces silk weaving to Lyon.
- The first known shop specialising in eyeglasses opens in Strasbourg.
- The second largest bell of Saint Peter's Church, Fritzlar in Hesse is cast by Meister Goswin aus Fritzlar.
Births
- February 11 - Elizabeth of York, queen of Henry VII of England
- May 22 - Marino Sanuto the Younger, Italian historian
- June 18 - Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian music printer
- July 5 - Giovanni Sforza, Italian noble
- August 10 - Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua
- September 9 - Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shōgun
- October 28 - Erasmus, Dutch philosopher
- November 16 - Francesco Cattani da Diacceto, Florentine philosopher
- November 26 - Edward Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings, English noble
- November 30 - Andrea Doria, Genoese condottiero and admiral
- Probable - Moctezuma II, Aztec Tlatoani of Tenochtitlán, 1502–1520, son of Axayacatl
Deaths
- February 23 - Girishawardhana Dyah Suryawikrama, 9th Maharaja of Majapahit
- March 6 - Alvise Loredan, Venetian admiral and statesman
- March 8 - Francesco I Sforza, Duke of Milan
- August - Hacı I Giray, first ruler of the Crimean Khanate
- October 30 - Johann Fust, German printer
- December 13 - Donatello, Italian artist
- Date unknown
- * Barbara Manfredi, Italian noblewoman
- * Isotta Nogarola, Italian writer and intellectual
- * Nicolaus Zacharie, Italian composer
