Historical Events In 1456
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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.