1484 - What happened in 1484 ?


July 1484


Sunday 06:

Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of Congo River.




August 1484


Friday 29:

Pope Innocent VIII, a staunch supporter of the Spanish Inquisition, is elected Pope.




December 1484


Friday 05:

Pope Innocent VIII writes a Papal Bull that sets the inquisition into full swing and leads to the deaths hundreds of thousands of people accused of being witches



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