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Events on Tuesday 12 August 1484 1
1414 – 1484Pope Sixtus IV (1414-1484)Died 12 August 1484, aged 70Francesco della Rovere served as pope from 1471 until his death, commissioning the Sistine Chapel that bears his name. His pontificate was marked by nepotism, Italian power politics, and conflict with Florence during the Pazzi conspiracy. He died in Rome on 12 August 1484.