1478
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| 1478 in poetry | 
| Gregorian calendar | 1478 MCDLXXVIII | 
| Ab urbe condita | 2231 | 
| Armenian calendar | 927 ԹՎ ՋԻԷ | 
| Assyrian calendar | 6228 | 
| Balinese saka calendar | 1399–1400 | 
| Bengali calendar | 884–885 | 
| Berber calendar | 2428 | 
| English Regnal year | 17 Edw. 4 – 18 Edw. 4 | 
| Buddhist calendar | 2022 | 
| Burmese calendar | 840 | 
| Byzantine calendar | 6986–6987 | 
| Chinese calendar | 丁酉年 (Fire Rooster) 4175 or 3968 — to — 戊戌年 (Earth Dog) 4176 or 3969 | 
| Coptic calendar | 1194–1195 | 
| Discordian calendar | 2644 | 
| Ethiopian calendar | 1470–1471 | 
| Hebrew calendar | 5238–5239 | 
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1534–1535 | 
| - Shaka Samvat | 1399–1400 | 
| - Kali Yuga | 4578–4579 | 
| Holocene calendar | 11478 | 
| Igbo calendar | 478–479 | 
| Iranian calendar | 856–857 | 
| Islamic calendar | 882–883 | 
| Japanese calendar | Bunmei 10 (文明10年) | 
| Javanese calendar | 1394–1395 | 
| Julian calendar | 1478 MCDLXXVIII | 
| Korean calendar | 3811 | 
| Minguo calendar | 434 before ROC 民前434年 | 
| Nanakshahi calendar | 10 | 
| Thai solar calendar | 2020–2021 | 
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火鸡年 (female Fire-Rooster) 1604 or 1223 or 451 — to — 阳土狗年 (male Earth-Dog) 1605 or 1224 or 452 | 
Year 1478 (MCDLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.