1456 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1456?
- July 4, 1456 – The Siege of Nándorfehérvár (Belgrade) begins. (Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe)
- July 7, 1456 – A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death.
- July 22, 1456 – Ottoman Wars in Europe: Siege of Belgrade – John Hunyadi, Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary, defeats Mehmet II of the Ottoman Empire
- August 24, 1456 – The printing of the Gutenberg Bible is completed.
- October 17, 1456 – The University of Greifswald is established, making it the second oldest university in northern Europe (also for a period the oldest in Sweden, and Prussia)
- November 9, 1456 – Ulrich II of Celje (Slovene: Ulrik Celjski, German Ulrich von Cilli, Hungarian: Cillei Ulrik), last prince of Celje principality, is assassinated in Belgrade.
Who Were Born In The Year 1456?
- March 1, 1456 – King Ladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary (d. 1516)
- June 11, 1456 – Anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England (d. 1485)
- June 23, 1456 – Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486)
Who Died In The Year 1456?
- January 8, 1456 – St. Lawrence Justinian, Italian bishop and first Patriarch of Venice (b. 1381)
- May 24, 1456 – Ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396)
- August 11, 1456 – János Hunyadi, regent of Hungary (b. 1387)
- October 23, 1456 – Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386)
- November 9, 1456 – Ulrich II of Celje, last prince of Celje principality (b. 1406)
- November 25, 1456 – Jacques Cœur, French merchant
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