Year 1472 (MCDLXXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1472 February 20 – Orkney and Shetland are returned by Norway to Scotland, due to a defaulted dowry payment. Possible discovery of Bacalao (possibly Newfoundland, North America) by João Vaz Corte-Real. An extensive slave trade begins in modern Cameroon, as the Portuguese sail up the Wuori River. Fernão do Po claims the central-African islands Bioko a… (More on 1472)