Timeline July 1471

Events in July 1471 3

• 1380 – 1471 Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) Died 25 July 1471, aged about 91 A German-Dutch canon and devotional writer, Thomas a Kempis was the presumed author of "The Imitation of Christ," one of the most widely read works of Christian devotional literature. He spent most of his life at the monastery of Mount St. Agnes near Zwolle. He died there at an advanced age.
• 1417 – 1471 Pope Paul II (1417-1471) Died 26 July 1471, aged 54 Born Pietro Barbo, Paul II served as pope from 1464 until his death, known for reviving Roman carnival festivities and clashing with humanist scholars over church patronage. He died suddenly of a stroke in Rome. His death led to the election of Pope Sixtus IV.
• 1471 Battle of the Shelon River Muscovy breaks the power of Novgorod On 14 July 1471, forces of Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow defeated the army of the Novgorod Republic on the Shelon River. The defeat forced Novgorod to accept Muscovite overlordship and paved the way for its full annexation seven years later. The battle marked a major step in the unification of the Russian lands under Moscow.