Historical Events In 1456

Mar 01   On this day in history wladyslaw Jagiello, king of Bohemia/Hungary (1471/90-1516)   

Mar 30   Prince Louis of Bourbon elected bishop of Liege in the year 1456.   

Apr 07   On this day in history louis van Burbon becomes prince-bishop of Luik   

May 01   Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on this day in history.   

Jun 09   23rd recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet in the year 1456.   

Jul 07   A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death on this day in history.   

Jul 22   In the year 1456 battle at Nandorfehervar (Belgrade): Hungarian army under Janos Hunyadi beats sultan Murad II   

Jul 28   On this day in history jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia)   

Aug 11   Janos Hunyadi, Hungarian general strategist, dies at about 49 in the year 1456.   

Aug 24   On this day in history the printing of the Gutenberg Bible is completed.   

Oct 17   On this day in history 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)   

Nov 03   On this day in history edmund Turdor, earl of Richmond, dies   

Nov 25   On this day in history jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle   

Dec 05   In the year 1456 earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die   

Mar 01   Wladyslaw Jagiello, king of Bohemia/Hungary (1471/90-1516) was born on this day in history.   

Jun 11   On this day in history birth of anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England (d. 1485)   

Jun 23   Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486) was born on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) was born in the year 1456.   

Jan 08   On this day in history death of st Lawrence Justinian, Italian bishop and first Patriarch of Venice (b. 1381)   

May 01   Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies in the year 1456.   

May 24   In the year 1456 death of ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396)   

Aug 11   Janos Hunyadi, Hungarian general strategist, dies at about 49 on this day in history.   

Oct 23   On this day in history death of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386)   

Nov 03   Edmund Turdor, earl of Richmond, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 25   In the year 1456 jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle