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| Years: 1456 1457 1458 - 1459 - 1460 1461 1462 | |
| Decades: 1420s 1430s 1440s - 1450s - 1460s 1470s 1480s | |
| Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century | |
Events
- September 23 - Battle of Blore Heath. Yorkists under the Earl of Salisbury defeat a Lancastrian force.
- October 12 - Due to the advance of a royal force on his fortress of Ludlow, The Duke of York flees to Ireland, while his ally Warwick goes to Calais
Births
- March 22 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
- March - Pope Adrian VI
- October 6 - Martin Behaim, navigator, geographer († 1507)
- Paul Hofhaimer , Austrian organist and composer
- Jean Mouton, French composer of motets
Deaths
- October 10 - Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini (humanist)
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