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Events
- January 6 - Constantine XI is crowned Byzantine Emperor. He will be the last in a line of rulers that can be traced to the founding of Rome.
- April 7 - The last Antipope, Felix V abdicates.
- April 19 - Pope Nicholas V elected by the Council of Basel
- April 25 - The Council of Basel dissolves itself.
- September 8 - Battle of Tumu Fortress - Oirat Mongols defeat the Chinese Ming Dynasty army and capture Zhengtong Emperor of China
- French capture Rouen
Births
- January 1 - Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (died 1492)
- October 21 - George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (died 1478)
- Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian artist (died 1494)
- Fritz Herlen, German painter (died 1491)
Deaths
- October 27 - Ulugh Beg, Turkish ruler and astronomer (born 1394)
- Anne Beauchamp, 15th Countess of Warwick (born 1443)
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