Year 1473 was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1473 Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II defeats the White Sheep Turkmens led by Uzun Hasan at Otlukbeli. Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan, invades the territory of the neighboring Aztec city of Tlatelolco. The ruler of Tlatelolco is killed and replaced by a military governor. Tlatelolco loses its independence. Possible discovery of Bacalao (possibly Newfoundland, North America)… (More on 1473)