Historical Events In 1456

Mar 01   Wladyslaw Jagiello, king of Bohemia/Hungary (1471/90-1516)   

Mar 30   Prince Louis of Bourbon elected bishop of Liege.   

Apr 07   Louis van Burbon is recorded as becoming prince-bishop of Luik   

May 01   Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies   

Jun 09   23rd recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.   

Jul 07   A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death   

Jul 22   Battle at Nandorfehervar (Belgrade): Hungarian army under Janos Hunyadi beats sultan Murad II.   

Jul 28   Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia).   

Aug 11   Janos Hunyadi, Hungarian general strategist, dies at about 49.   

Aug 24   The printing of the Gutenberg Bible is completed   

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).   

Nov 03   Edmund Turdor, earl of Richmond, dies.   

Nov 25   Jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle.   

Dec 05   Earthquake strikes Naples; about 35000 die   

Mar 01   Wladyslaw jagiello: King of bohemia/hungary (1471/90-1516)   

Jun 11   Anne neville: Wife of richard iii of england    

Jun 23   Margaret of denmark: Wife of james iii of scotland   

Jul 28   Jacopo sannazaro: Italian poet (arcadia)   

Jan 08   St lawrence justinian: Italian bishop and first patriarch of venice (b. 1381)   

May 01   Hugues de lannoy: Flemish viceroy of holland/zealand,   

May 24   Ambroise de loré: French military commander (b. 1396)   

Aug 11   Janos hunyadi: Hungarian general strategist,   

Oct 23   Giovanni da capistrano: Italian saint (b. 1386)   

Nov 03   Edmund turdor: Earl of richmond,   

Nov 25   Jacques coeur: French merchant/banker,