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| Years: 1454 1455 1456 - 1457 - 1458 1459 1460 | |
| Decades: 1420s 1430s 1440s - 1450s - 1460s 1470s 1480s | |
| Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century | |
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Events
- Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg founded.
- Ştefan cel Mare secures the throne of Moldavia, which he retains for the next 47 years.
- Edo Castle was built by Ōta Dōkan in what is now Tokyo.
- Charles VIII of Sweden is declared deposed. Archbishop of Sweden Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna and statesman Erik Axelsson Tott become Co-Regents of Sweden. The throne is then offered to Christian I of Denmark and Norway.
Births
- January 28 - King Henry VII of England (died 1509)
- February 13 - Mary of Burgundy, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1482)
- November 22 - Jacob Obrecht, Dutch composer (died 1505)
- Sebastian Brant, German humanist and satirist (died 1521)
- [Thomas West, 8th Baron De La Warr] (approximate date; died 1525)
- Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset (died 1501)
- Filippino Lippi, Florentine painter (died 1504)
- George Nevill, Duke of Bedford (died 1483)
Deaths
- March 14 - Jingtai Emperor of China (born 1428)
- May 22 - Saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (born 1381)
- August 1 - Lorenzo Valla, Italian humanist
- November 23 - King Ladislaus Posthumus of Bohemia and Hungary (born 1440)
- Andrea del Castagno, Italian painter
- Peter II, Duke of Brittany (born 1418)
- László Hunyadi, Hungarian statesman and warrior (born 1433)
- Babur Ibn-Baysunkur, ruler of Khurasan (born 1422)
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