1458

Years: 1455 1456 1457 - 1458 - 1459 1460 1461

Decades: 1420s 1430s 1440s - 1450s - 1460s 1470s 1480s

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

Events

*January 24 - Matthias I Corvinus becomes king of Hungary
* Foundation of Magdalen College, University of Oxford
* George of Podebrady becomes king of Bohemia
* Pope Pius II becomes pope
* Turks issue a decree to protect the Acropolis after they conquer Athens.

Births

*February 15 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)
*May 25 - Mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511)
* November 22 - Jacob Obrecht, Dutch composer (died 1505)
* Saint Casimir, Prince of Poland and Duke of Lithuania (died 1484)
* Thomas Docwra, Grand Prior of the English Knights Hospitaller (died 1527)
* Richard Grey, half brother of Edward V of England (died 1483)
* Leonor of Viseu, Princess and later Queen of Portugal (died 1525)
* Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (died 1530)
* Amago Tsunehisa, Japanese warlord (died 1541)

Deaths

* March 25 - Íñigo López de Mendoza, marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (born 1398)
* June 27 - King Alfonso V of Aragon (born 1396)
* August 6 - Pope Callixtus III (born 1378)
* December 26 - Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (born 1393)
* John II of Cyprus
* James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton

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