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1451
Years:
1448
1449
1450
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1451
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1452
1453
1454
Decades
:
1420s
1430s
1440s
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1450s
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1460s
1470s
1480s
Centuries
:
14th century
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15th century
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16th century
Events
February 3
-
Murad II
, Sultan of the
Ottoman Empire
dies and is succeeded by his son
Mehmed II
.
April 11
-
Celje
acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II.
June 30
- French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade
Guyenne
and capture
Bordeaux
August 20
- The French capture
Bayonne
, the last English stronghold in Guyenne
Foundation of the
University of Glasgow
Nicholas of Cusa
invents concave lens spectacles to treat
myopia
Roger van der Weyden
paints his
Last Judgement
Births
April 22
- Princess
Isabella of Castile
, later
Queen of Castile
.
October 30
(or another late-summer/early-fall date) -
Christopher Columbus
as "Cristoforo Colombo," in the independent Italian republic of
Genoa
. Another possible date is the
Feast Day
of
St. Christopher
,
July 25
John Cabot
(probable date)
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset
Deaths
February 3
-
Murad II
, Sultan of the
Ottoman Empire
.
November 7
-
Amadeus VIII of Savoy
Marriages
February 14
-
Louis XI of France