1455

1455 in various
Minguo calendar
	457 before ROC; 民前457年
Nanakshahi calendar	−13
Thai solar calendar	1997–1998
Tibetan calendar	阳木狗年; (male Wood-Dog); 1581 or 1200 or 428; — to —; 阴木猪年; (female Wood-Pig); 1582 or 1201 or 429

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	14th century; 15th century ; 16th century;
Decades:	1430s; 1440s; 1450s ; 1460s; 1470s;
Years:	1452; 1453; 1454; 1455 ; 1456; 1457; 1458;

Year 1455 (MCDLV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (full) of the Julian calendar

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Events

January–December

January 8 – Pope Nicholas V publishes Romanus Pontifex, an encyclical addressed to King Afonso V of Portugal, which sanctions the conquest of non-Christian lands, and the reduction of native non-Christian populations to 'perpetual slavery'. (Later there will be a dramatic reversal when, in 1537, the bull Sublimis Deus of Pope Paul III forbids the enslavement of non-Christians.)
February 23 – The Gutenberg Bible is the first book printed with movable type.^[1]
Pope Calixtus III succeeds Pope Nicholas V, as the 209th pope
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Spring – The Wars of the Roses begin in England.
May 1 – Battle of Arkinholm: Forces loyal to King James II of Scotland defeat the supporters of the Earl of Douglas.
Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures King Henry VI of England.^[2]

July 14 – Thirteen Years' War: a decisive victory of the Teutonic Order during the Battle for Kneiphof. ^[3]
November 15 – The conflict between Vladislav II of Wallachia and John Hunyadi escalates, so the latter decides to support Vlad the Impaler for the throne of Wallachia, the following year.

Births

January 9 – William IV, Duke of Jülich-Berg, Count of Ravensberg (d. 1511)
January 29 – Johann Reuchlin, German-born humanist and scholar (d. 1522)
February 2 – King John of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (d. 1513)^[4]
March 3
- King John II of Portugal (d. 1495)^[5]
- Ascanio Sforza, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1505)
March 15 – Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)
April 17 – Andrea Gritti, Doge of Venice (d. 1538)^[6]
May 16 – Wolfgang I of Oettingen, German count (d. 1522)
June 1 – Anne of Savoy, Savoy royal (d. 1480)
July 9 – Frederick IV of Baden, Dutch bishop (d. 1517)
Queen Yun, Korean queen (d. 1482
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August 2 – John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1499)
August 15 – George, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1503)
November 9 – John V, Count of Nassau-Siegen, Stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen (d. 1516)
date unknown
- Peter Vischer the Elder, German sculptor (approximate date) (d. 1529)
- Estefania Carròs i de Mur, Spanish educator (approximate date) (d. 1511)
- Raden Patah, Javanese sultan, founder of the Demak Sultanate (d. 1518)
- María de Ajofrín, Spanish visionary (d. 1489)
- War of the Roses (d. 1485
  )
- Angelo da Vallombrosa, Italian jurist and abbot (d. 1530)

Deaths

February 18 – Fra Angelico, Italian painter (b. 1395)^[7]
March 24 – Pope Nicholas V (b. 1397)^[8]
April 1 – Zbigniew Oleśnicki, Polish Catholic cardinal and statesman (b. 1389)
May 1 – Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray (in battle)
May 22 (killed at the First Battle of St Albans):
- Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, Lancastrian commander (b. 1393)^[2]
- Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, Lancastrian commander (b. 1406)^[2]
- Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford, Lancastrian commander (b. 1414)^[2]

September 3 – Alonso Tostado, Spanish Catholic bishop
October 22 – Johannes Brassart, Flemish composer
October 28 – Guillaume-Hugues d'Estaing, French Catholic cardinal
December 1 – Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian sculptor and metal smith (b. 1378)
December 2 – Isabel of Coimbra, queen of Portugal (b. 1432)

References

^ This Facsimile Page of Gutenberg's 42-line Bible (1453-1455) was Printed on the Gutenberg Press Loaned by the Gutenberg Museum of Mainz for "A Century of Progress International Exposition", Chicago, 1933, and Exhibited by the Cuneo Press, Inc. Gutenberg Press. 1933.
^
ISBN 978-1-317-90518-9
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^ Rogalski, Leon (1846). Dzieje Krzyżaków oraz ich stosunki z Polską, Litwą i Prusami (in Polish). Vol. II. Warsaw: S. Orgelbrand.
^ Encyclopædia Britannica: A New Survey of Universal Knowledge. Encyclopædia Britannica. 1964. p. 89.
ISBN 9780195395365
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ISBN 978-8-81200032-6
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ISBN 978-3-8290-0246-2
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^ "Nicholas V | Vatican Library & Dum Diversas". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved May 6, 2019.

[1] This Facsimile Page of Gutenberg's 42-line Bible (1453-1455) was Printed on the Gutenberg Press Loaned by the Gutenberg Museum of Mainz for "A Century of Progress International Exposition", Chicago, 1933, and Exhibited by the Cuneo Press, Inc. Gutenberg Press. 1933.

[Sadler-2] 
ISBN 978-1-317-90518-9
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[3] Rogalski, Leon (1846). Dzieje Krzyżaków oraz ich stosunki z Polską, Litwą i Prusami (in Polish). Vol. II. Warsaw: S. Orgelbrand.

[4] Encyclopædia Britannica: A New Survey of Universal Knowledge. Encyclopædia Britannica. 1964. p. 89.

[5] ISBN 9780195395365
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[BDI-6] ISBN 978-8-81200032-6
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[7] ISBN 978-3-8290-0246-2
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[8] "Nicholas V | Vatican Library & Dum Diversas". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved May 6, 2019.

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Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	14th century 15th century 16th century
Decades:	1430s 1440s 1450s 1460s 1470s
Years:	1452 1453 1454 1455 1456 1457 1458

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