Historical Events In 1456

Mar 01   In the year 1456 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 in the year 1456.   

Jun 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1456 battle at Nandorfehervar (Belgrade): Hungarian army under Janos Hunyadi beats sultan Murad II   

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

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   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) in the year 1456.   

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

Nov 25   Jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle on this day in history.   

Dec 05   Earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die on this day in history.   

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

Jun 11   Anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England (d. 1485) was born in the year 1456.   

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

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

Jan 08   St Lawrence Justinian, Italian bishop and first Patriarch of Venice (b. 1381) died in the year 1456.   

May 01   On this day in history hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies   

May 24   Ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396) died on this day in history.   

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

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

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