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"Mainz Psalter," the earliest dated book and the first to be printed in three colors, is completed

"Mainz Psalter," the earliest dated book and the first to be printed in three colors, is completed

"Mainz Psalter," the earliest dated book and the first to be printed in three colors, is completed

Events Before

  1. 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

  2. Earthquake strikes Naples, killing an estimated 35,000 people

    Earthquake strikes Naples, killing an estimated 35,000 people

  3. Prince Louis of Bourbon elected Bishop of Liege

    Prince Louis of Bourbon elected Bishop of Liege

  4. Louis de Bourbon becomes Prince-Bishop of Liège

    Louis de Bourbon becomes Prince-Bishop of Liège

  5. 23rd recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet

    23rd recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet

Events After

  1. Matthias I Corvinus chosen King of Hungary

    Matthias Corvinus (Hungarian: Hunyadi Mátyás; Romanian: Matia Matijaš Korvin; Slovak: Matej Korvín; Czech: Matyáš Korvín; 23 February 1443 – 6 April 1490) was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to...

  2. Hussite George of Poděbrady chosen as the 16th King of Bohemia

    Hussite George of Poděbrady chosen as the 16th King of Bohemia

  3. Magdalen College, Oxford founded by William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester

    Magdalen College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. It was founded in 1458 by Bishop of Winchester William of Waynflete.

  4. Aenea Silvio Piccolomini chosen as Pope Pius II

    Pope Pius II (Latin: Pius PP. II, Italian: Pio II), born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini (Latin: Aeneas Silvius Bartholomeus; 18 October 1405 – 14 August 1464), was head of the Catholic Church and...

  5. Fra Mauro completes his Map of the World in Venice for King Alfonso V of Portugal - largest known world map from Medieva

    Fra Mauro completes his Map of the World in Venice for King Alfonso V of Portugal - largest known world map from Medieval Europe and the first to show Africa as a free-standing continent [1]

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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"Mainz Psalter," the earliest dated book and the first to be printed in three colors, is completed

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