1481
year
1481 (MCDLXXXI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1481st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 481st year of the 2nd millennium, the 81st year of the 15th century, and the 2nd year of the 1480s decade. As of the start of 1481, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| Decades: | 1450s 1460s 1470s – 1480s – 1490s 1500s 1510s |
| Years: | 1478 1479 1480 – 1481 – 1482 1483 1484 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1481 MCDLXXXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2234 |
| Armenian calendar | 930 ԹՎ ՋԼ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6231 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1402–1403 |
| Bengali calendar | 888 |
| Berber calendar | 2431 |
| English Regnal year | 20 Edw. 4 – 21 Edw. 4 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2025 |
| Burmese calendar | 843 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6989–6990 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚子年 (Metal Rat) 4177 or 4117 — to — 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 4178 or 4118 |
| Coptic calendar | 1197–1198 |
| Discordian calendar | 2647 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1473–1474 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5241–5242 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1537–1538 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1402–1403 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4581–4582 |
| Holocene calendar | 11481 |
| Igbo calendar | 481–482 |
| Iranian calendar | 859–860 |
| Islamic calendar | 885–886 |
| Japanese calendar | Bunmei 13 (文明１３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1397–1398 |
| Julian calendar | 1481 MCDLXXXI |
| Korean calendar | 3814 |
| Minguo calendar | 431 before ROC 民前431年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 13 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2023–2024 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) 1607 or 1226 or 454 — to — 阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) 1608 or 1227 or 455 |
Events
change- May 21 – Christian I, King of Denmark and Norway dies and is succeeded by his son John (1481–1513).
- December 26 – Battle of Westbroek: Holland defeats the troops of Utrecht.