Historical Events In 1456

Mar 01   On this day in history wladyslaw Jagiello, king of Bohemia/Hungary (1471/90-1516)   

Mar 30   On this day in history prince Louis of Bourbon elected bishop of Liege   

Apr 07   Louis van Burbon becomes prince-bishop of Luik in the year 1456.   

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

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   On this day in history janos Hunyadi, Hungarian general strategist, dies at about 49   

Aug 24   The printing of the Gutenberg Bible is completed on this day in history.   

Oct 17   In the year 1456 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   On this day in history edmund Turdor, earl of Richmond, dies   

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

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 in the year 1456.   

Jun 23   Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486) was born on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia) was born in the year 1456.   

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

May 01   Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1456 death of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386)   

Nov 03   On this day in history edmund Turdor, earl of Richmond, dies   

Nov 25   In the year 1456 jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle