Jan 22 Great comet of 1471 (C/1471 Y1) becomes the closest comet in modern times, coming within 10 million kilometers of Earth [1] Feb 20 Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a dowry payment Sophia and Ivan III Jun 24 Byzantine princess Sophia Palaiologina departs Rome with a large entourage for Moscow to marry Ivan III Grand Prince of Moscow and Russia Ivan the Great 1471 Historical Events by Year 1473 Medieval Popes Gregory I Gregory XIII Julius II Julius III Leo X Pius V
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