15th century

The 15th century is a one-hundred year period of time that spans the years 1400 to 1499.

Notable years

 * 1431
 * Vlad III, also known as Vlad Ţepeș and Vlad the Impaler is born. He is the inspiration for the fictional vampire character Dracula.


 * 1476
 * Vlad the Impaler is killed while fighting the Turks, though movie fiction would have you believe that he became a vampire around this time.


 * 1483
 * Richard III becomes King of England.


 * 1485
 * King Richard III is killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field. He is succeeded by King Henry VII.


 * 1492
 * Explorer Christopher Columbus makes the first of four epic voyages, during which he discovers San Salvador and the Bahamas.