15th century
The 15th century was defined by the calendar of Earth as occurring from the year 1401 through the year 1500.

Events 

 On February 19, Nicolaus Copernicus is born in Toruń, Poland. ()

 The Spanish Inquisition is instituted in Spain. (; )

 After the Turei render the Vaadwaur homeworld uninhabitable by plasma weapon bombardments, a battalion of approximately six hundred Vaadwaur warriors takes refuge below the planet's surface in a state of cryostasis. Intending to remain in stasis for only five years, they are eventually awakened when  visits their planet 892 years later. ()

 A rating of "B" on the industrial scale corresponds to a technology level equal to that of Earth in this year. ()

 The destination year that the six hundred Vaadwaur were to be revived from their cryostasis and start over. ()

Appendices

Background information 
 Christopher Columbus is born in 1451. ()
 Leonardo da Vinci is "born" in 1452. ()

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