1456

Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

Decades: 1400s 1410s 1420s 1430s 1440s - 1450s - 1460s 1470s 1480s 1490s 1500s

Years: 1451 1452 1453 1454 1455 - 1456 - 1457 1458 1459 1460 1461

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Events

• July 7 - Joan of Arc acquitted (but she had already been executed).
• July 21 - July 22. Battle of Belgrade. The Hungarians under John Hunyadi rout the Turkish army of Sultan Mehmed II
• August 20 - Vladislav II, reigning Prince of Wallachia is killed in battle by Vlad III Dracula who succeeds him.
• Lazar Brankovic becomes king of Serbia.

Births

Deaths

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1456 Year Equivalents

• Hindu Calendar, (March 14, 1399 - March 13, 1400) ¹
• Hindu Calendar, (March 21/22, 1529 - March 20/21]], 1530)²
• Islamic Calendar,
• Jewish Calendar,

¹:Calculated from AD78, beginning of the Saka era.

²:Calculated from 58BC, beginning of the Vikrama era.\n