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| Years: 1455 1456 1457 - 1458 - 1459 1460 1461 | |
| Decades: 1420s 1430s 1440s - 1450s - 1460s 1470s 1480s | |
| Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century | |
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Events
- January 24 - Matthias I Corvinus becomes king of Hungary
- Foundation of Magdalen College, University of Oxford
- George of Podebrady becomes king of Bohemia
- Pope Pius II becomes pope
- Turks issue a decree to protect the Acropolis after they conquer Athens.
Births
- February 15 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)
- May 25 - Mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511)
- November 22 - Jacob Obrecht, Dutch composer (died 1505)
- Saint Casimir, Prince of Poland and Duke of Lithuania (died 1484)
- Thomas Docwra, Grand Prior of the English Knights Hospitaller (died 1527)
- Richard Grey, half brother of Edward V of England (died 1483)
- Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (died 1530)
- Amago Tsunehisa, Japanese warlord (died 1541)
Deaths
- March 25 - Íñigo López de Mendoza, marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (born 1398)
- June 27 - King Alfonso V of Aragon (born 1396)
- August 6 - Pope Callixtus III (born 1378)
- December 26 - Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (born 1393)
- John II of Cyprus
- James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton
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