1460

Events in 1460 4

• 1394 – 1460 Prince Henry the Navigator Infante Dom Henrique The patron of Portuguese exploration who funded voyages down the African coast and developed cartography.
• 1460 – 1512 Antoine Brumel French Renaissance composer Antoine Brumel was a French composer known for his masses and motets. His twelve-voice Missa Et ecce terrae motus is one of the most spectacular works of the Renaissance.
• 1460 – 1518 Pierre de La Rue Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer Pierre de La Rue was a leading composer of the Burgundian and Habsburg courts whose masses and motets show great contrapuntal mastery and expressive depth.
• 1460 – 1524 Vasco da Gama Discovery of Sea Route to India The explorer who led the first fleet to reach India by sea, establishing Portugal as a global trade power.