1471 ( MCDLXXI ) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar , the 1471st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 471st year of the 2nd millennium , the 71st year of the 15th century , and the 2nd year of the 1470s decade. As of the start of 1471, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

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• March ? The Yorkist King Edward IV returns to England to reclaim his throne.
• April 14 ? Battle of Barnet ? Edward defeats the Lancastrian army under Warwick , who is killed.
• May 4 ? Battle of Tewkesbury ? King Edward defeats a Lancastrian army under Queen Margaret and her son, Edward of Westminster the Prince of Wales, who is killed. This practically destroys the Lancastrian cause.
• May 20 ? Henry VI of England is murdered in the Tower of London and Edward IV becomes sole King of England .
• October 10 ? Battle of Brunkeberg in Stockholm . The forces of Regent of Sweden Sten Sture the Elder with help of farmers and miners repel an attack by Christian I , King of Denmark .
• First Inca Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui of the Inca Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Tupac Inca Yupanqui .
• Pedro Escobar and Joao Gomes first visit Sao Tome and Principe .