1459
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| Decades: | 1420s 1430s 1440s – 1450s – 1460s 1470s 1480s |
| Years: | 1456 1457 1458 – 1459 – 1460 1461 1462 |
| 1459 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology – Architecture – |
| Art – Literature – Music – Science |
| Leaders: State leaders – Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments – Disestablishments |
| Births – Deaths – Works |
Year 1459 (MCDLIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
[edit] Events of 1459
- 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.
- The Wallachian town of Bucharest is first mentioned.
- The city of Jodhpur, in western India, is founded by Rao Jodha of Marwar.
| Gregorian calendar | 1459 MCDLIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2212 |
| Armenian calendar | 908 ԹՎ ՋԸ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -385 – -384 |
| Berber calendar | 2409 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2003 |
| Burmese calendar | 821 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6967 – 6968 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊寅年十一月廿七日 (4095/4155-11-27) — to —
己卯年十二月初七日(4096/4156-12-7) |
| Coptic calendar | 1175 – 1176 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1451 – 1452 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5219 – 5220 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1514 – 1515 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1381 – 1382 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4560 – 4561 |
| Holocene calendar | 11459 |
| Iranian calendar | 837 – 838 |
| Islamic calendar | 863 – 864 |
| Japanese calendar | Chōroku 3 (長禄3年) |
| Korean calendar | 3792 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2002 |
[edit] Births
- March 2 – Pope Adrian VI (d. 1523)
- March 6 – Jacob Fugger, German banker (d. 1525)
- March 22 – Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1519)
- October 6 – Martin Behaim, German explorer and cartographer (d. 1507)
- December 22 – Cem, pretender to the Ottoman throne (d. 1495)
- date unknown – Edward Poyning, Lord Deputy to King Henry VII of England (d. 1521)
- probable – Lorenzo di Credi, Florentine painter and sculptor (d. 1537)
[edit] Deaths
- March 3 – Ausiàs March, Catalan poet (b. 1397)
- May 3 – Eric of Pomerania, King of Norway, Denmark and Sweden (b. 1382)
- September 23 – James Touchet, 5th Baron Audley (in battle) (born 1400)
- October 30 – Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italian humanist (b. 1380)
- November 5 – John Fastolf, English soldier
- December 4 – Adolf VIII, Duke of Southern Jutland (b. 1401)
