Historical Events In 1456
Sunday, 04 June 2023
Mar 01 Wladyslaw Jagiello, king of Bohemia/Hungary (1471/90-1516) in the year 1456.
Mar 30 On this day in history prince Louis of Bourbon elected bishop of Liege
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 In the year 1456 23rd recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
Jul 07 A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death in the year 1456.
Jul 22 Battle at Nandorfehervar (Belgrade): Hungarian army under Janos Hunyadi beats sultan Murad II in the year 1456.
Jul 28 Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) on this day in history.
Aug 11 On this day in history janos Hunyadi, Hungarian general strategist, dies at about 49
Aug 24 On this day in history the printing of the Gutenberg Bible is completed.
Oct 17 In the year 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)
Nov 03 In the year 1456 edmund Turdor, earl of Richmond, dies
Nov 25 In the year 1456 jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle
Dec 05 On this day in history earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die