1480

Events in 1480 2

• 1480 – 1521 Ferdinand Magellan First Circumnavigation The Portuguese explorer who organized the Spanish expedition that achieved the first circumnavigation of the Earth.
• 1480 – 1559 Jean Richafort Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer Jean Richafort was a pupil of Josquin whose motets and masses were admired throughout Europe. His Requiem honoring Josquin is one of the most moving works of the period.