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| Years: 1448 1449 1450 - 1451 - 1452 1453 1454 | |
| Decades: 1420s 1430s 1440s - 1450s - 1460s 1470s 1480s | |
| Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century | |
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Events
- February 3 - Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II.
- April 11 - Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II.
- June 30 - French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture Bordeaux
- August 20 - The French capture Bayonne, the last English stronghold in Guyenne
- Foundation of the University of Glasgow
- Nicholas of Cusa invents concave lens spectacles to treat myopia
- Roger van der Weyden paints his Last Judgement
Births
- January 14 - Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian composer (died 1522)
- April 22 - Queen Isabella of Castile (died 1504)
- May 2 - René II, Duke of Lorraine (died 1508)
- October 30 - Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer (died 1506)
- Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset (died 1501)
- Isabella Neville, Duchess of Clarence (died 1476)
- King James III of Scotland (died 1488)
Deaths
- February 3 - Murad II, Ottoman Sultan (born 1404)
- July 11 - Barbara of Cilli, Slovenian noblewoman
- November 7 - Count Amadeus VIII of Savoy (born 1383)
- 'Abd-Allah, Timurid Empire ruler
- John Lydgate, English Bendictine monk and writer (born 1370)
