Mar 21 Nicholas of Flue, Swiss hermit and saint (b. 1417) Sep 9 Chenghua, Emperor of China, dies at 39 Sep 30 John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1400) 1486 Famous Deaths by Year 1488 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning