1466

Year 1466 (MCDLXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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 (d. 1503)
 * May – Elisabeth of Hesse-Marburg, German landgravine (d. 1523)
 * May 22 – Marino Sanuto the Younger, Italian historian (d. 1536)
 * June 18 – Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian music printer (d. 1539)
 * July 5 – Giovanni Sforza, Italian noble (d. 1510)
 * August 10 – Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (d. 1519)
 * September 9 – Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shōgun (d. 1523)
 * October 28 – Erasmus, Dutch philosopher (d. 1536)
 * November 16 – Francesco Cattani da Diacceto, Florentine philosopher (d. 1522)
 * November 26 – Edward Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings, English noble (d. 1506)
 * November 30 – Andrea Doria, Genoese condottiero and admiral (d. 1560)
 * Probable – Moctezuma II, Aztec Tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlán (modern Mexico City), 1502–1520, son of Axayacatl (d. 1520)

Deaths

 * February 23 – Girishawardhana Dyah Suryawikrama, 9th Maharaja of Majapahit
 * March 6 – Alvise Loredan, Venetian admiral and statesman (b. 1393)
 * March 8 – Francesco I Sforza, Duke of Milan (b. 1401)
 * August – Hacı I Giray, first ruler of the Crimean Khanate (b. 1397)
 * October 30 – Johann Fust, German printer (b. c. 1400)
 * December 13 – Donatello, Italian artist (b. 1386)
 * Date unknown
 * Barbara Manfredi, Italian noblewoman (b. 1444)
 * Isotta Nogarola, Italian writer and intellectual (b. 1418)
 * Nicolaus Zacharie, Italian composer (b. c. 1400)