Date unknown Typhus first appears in Europe, during the Siege of Baza in the Granada War. A gold coin equal to one pound sterling, called a sovereign, is issued for Henry VII of England. King Henry VII of England gives a town charter to the port of Southwold. Lucas Watzenrode becomes bishop of Warmia. Johannes Widmann publishes his mercantile arithmetic in Leipzig, containing the first printed use of plus and minus signs, to indicate trading surpluses or shortages.
Date unknown Typhus first appears in Europe, during the Siege of Baza in the Granada War A gold coin equal to one pound sterling, called a sovereign, is issued for Henry VII of England. King Henry VII of England gives a town charter to the port of Southwold. Lucas Watzenrode becomes bishop of Warmia. Johannes Widmann publishes his mercantile arithmetic in Leipzig, containing the first printed use of plus and minus .signs, to indicate trading surpluses or shortages.