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 on this day in history.   

Apr 07   In the year 1456 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   Battle at Nandorfehervar (Belgrade): Hungarian army under Janos Hunyadi beats sultan Murad II on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 24   In the year 1456 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   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   Wladyslaw Jagiello, king of Bohemia/Hungary (1471/90-1516) was born on this day in history.   

Jun 11   In the year 1456 birth of anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England (d. 1485)   

Jun 23   On this day in history birth of margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486)   

Jul 28   Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1456 edmund Turdor, earl of Richmond, dies   

Nov 25   Jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle in the year 1456.