Historical Events In 1456

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

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 in the year 1456.   

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

Jul 07   On this day in history a retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death   

Jul 22   On this day in history 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   The printing of the Gutenberg Bible is completed in the year 1456.   

Oct 17   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) on this day in history.   

Nov 03   Edmund Turdor, earl of Richmond, dies in the year 1456.   

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

Dec 05   Earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die in the year 1456.   

Mar 01   In the year 1456 birth of wladyslaw Jagiello, king of Bohemia/Hungary (1471/90-1516)   

Jun 11   Anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England (d. 1485) was born on this day in history.   

Jun 23   Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486) was born in the year 1456.   

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

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

May 01   In the year 1456 hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies   

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

Aug 11   In the year 1456 janos Hunyadi, Hungarian general strategist, dies at about 49   

Oct 23   Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386) died in the year 1456.   

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