1485

1485 (MCDLXXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1485th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 485th year of the 2nd millennium, the 85th year of the 15th century, and the 6th year of the 1480s decade. As of the start of 1485, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

• August 22 – Battle of Bosworth Field ends the War of the Roses, Henry VII becomes King of England.
• The first appearance of the sweating sickness in England.

• 16 December – Catherine of Aragon, later first Queen-consort of King Henry VIII of England.
• Thomas Cromwell, English statesman (approximately).
• Hernán Cortés, conqueror of Mexico
• Clément Janequin, French chanson composer (approximate date)
• Hugh Aston, English composer (approximate date)
• Pierre Moulu, French composer (approximate date)

• March 16 – Anne Neville, Queen consort of Richard III of England.
• 22 August – King Richard III of England.
• October 28 – Rodolphus Agricola, Dutch scholar