Jews are expelled from Brunn Moravia by order of King Ladislaus the Posthmus
Jews are expelled from Brunn Moravia by order of King Ladislaus the Posthmus
Jews are expelled from Brunn Moravia by order of King Ladislaus the Posthmus
Events Before
Turkish forces under Sultan Mehmed II begin the siege of the Byzantine Empire's capital, Constantinople (now Istanbul),
Turkish forces under Sultan Mehmed II begin the siege of the Byzantine Empire's capital, Constantinople (now Istanbul), which falls on May 29
Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, falls to the Ottoman Turks under Mehmed the Conqueror, ending the B
Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, falls to the Ottoman Turks under Mehmed the Conqueror, ending the Byzantine Empire after 1,100 years
Emperor Frederick III becomes Archduke of Austria
Archduke (feminine: archduchess; German: Erzherzog, feminine form: Erzherzogin) was the title borne from 1358 by the Habsburg rulers of the Archduchy of Austria, and later by all senior members of...
Ottoman Turks transport their first ships overland into the Golden Horn, bypassing the chain barrier protecting Constant
Ottoman Turks transport their first ships overland into the Golden Horn, bypassing the chain barrier protecting Constantinople
41 Jewish martyrs burned at stake at Breslau
41 Jewish martyrs burned at stake at Breslau
Events After
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
John II is born
John II is born
Hungarian army under John Hunyadi defeats the forces of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II and ends the Siege of Belgrade (Nándorf
Hungarian army under John Hunyadi defeats the forces of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II and ends the Siege of Belgrade (Nándorfehérvár), halting Ottoman expansion in Europe for 70 years
Earthquake strikes Naples, killing an estimated 35,000 people
Earthquake strikes Naples, killing an estimated 35,000 people
More from the 1450s
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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