'Abd al-Latif (Timurid monarch) is assassinated
'Abd al-Latif (Timurid monarch) is assassinated
'Abd al-Latif (Timurid monarch) is assassinated
Events Before
Lorenzo de' Medici is born
Lorenzo de' Medici is born
James II of Scotland (18 ) marries Mary of Guelders (15) at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh
James II (16 October 1430 – 3 August 1460) was King of Scots from 1437 until his death in 1460.
Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI is crowned at Mistra
Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos or Dragaš Palaeologus was the last reigning Byzantine emperor from 23 January 1449 until his death in battle at the fall of Constantinople on 29 May 1453.
Anti-pope Felix V resigns
An antipope (Latin: antipapa) is a person who claims to be Bishop of Rome and leader of the Roman Catholic Church in opposition to the officially elected pope.
Battle of Tumu Fortress: Mongolians capture the Chinese Emperor Yingzong of Ming
Emperor Yingzong of Ming (29 November 1427 – 23 February 1464), personal name Zhu Qizhen, was the sixth and eighth emperor of the Ming dynasty.
Events After
Sultan Mehmed II, the Conqueror inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire
The sultans of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Osmanlı padişahları), who were all members of the Ottoman dynasty (House of Osman), ruled over the transcontinental empire from its perceived inception in…
Louis, dauphin of France (later Louis XI) (27) marries Charlotte of Savoy (9) without the consent of King Charles VII
Louis, dauphin of France (later Louis XI) (27) marries Charlotte of Savoy (9) without the consent of King Charles VII
Alam Shah of Delhi resigns throne
Alam Shah of Delhi resigns throne
Jacques Cœur is arrested by order of Charles VII of France
Jacques Cœur is arrested by order of Charles VII of France
Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa orders Jews of Holland to wear a badge
Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa orders Jews of Holland to wear a badge
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Sultan Mehmed II, the Conqueror inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire
The sultans of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Osmanlı padişahları), who were all members of the Ottoman dynasty (House of Osman), ruled over the transcontinental empire from its perceived inception in…
Louis, dauphin of France (later Louis XI) (27) marries Charlotte of Savoy (9) without the consent of King Charles VII
Louis, dauphin of France (later Louis XI) (27) marries Charlotte of Savoy (9) without the consent of King Charles VII
Johannes Gutenberg prints his first Bible [estimated date] [1]
The Gutenberg Bible, also known as the 42-line Bible, the Mazarin Bible or the B42, was the earliest major book printed in Europe using mass-produced metal movable type.
First record of Johannes Gutenberg's Bible, a letter dated this day by Enea Silvio Piccolomini refers to the Bible print
First record of Johannes Gutenberg's Bible, a letter dated this day by Enea Silvio Piccolomini refers to the Bible printed a year earlier
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