1449
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| Centuries: | 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
| Decades: | 1410s 1420s 1430s - 1440s - 1450s 1460s 1470s |
| Years: | 1446 1447 1448 - 1449 - 1450 1451 1452 |
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| Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture - |
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| Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Births - Deaths - Works |
Year 1449 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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[edit] Events of 1449
- January 6 - Constantine XI is crowned Byzantine Emperor at Mistra. He will be the last in a line of rulers that can be traced to the founding of Rome.
- April 7 - The last Antipope, Felix V, abdicates.
- April 19 - Pope Nicholas V is elected by the Council of Basel.
- April 25 - The Council of Basel dissolves itself.
- August 13 - First Margrave War: Brandenburg Margrave Albrecht Achilles takes Lichtenau Fortress from Nuremberg.
- September 8 - Battle of Tumu Fortress: The Oirat Mongols defeat the Ming Dynasty army and capture the Zhengtong Emperor of China; the latter is officially deposed while his brother ascends as the Jingtai Emperor the next year.
- October 29 - The French recapture Rouen from the English.
| Gregorian calendar | 1449 MCDXLIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2202 |
| Armenian calendar | 898 ԹՎ ՊՂԸ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -395 – -394 |
| Berber calendar | 2399 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1993 |
| Burmese calendar | 811 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6957 – 6958 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊辰年十二月初七日 (4085/4145-12-7) — to —
己巳年十二月十七日(4086/4146-12-17) |
| Coptic calendar | 1165 – 1166 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1441 – 1442 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5209 – 5210 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1504 – 1505 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1371 – 1372 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4550 – 4551 |
| Holocene calendar | 11449 |
| Iranian calendar | 827 – 828 |
| Islamic calendar | 852 – 853 |
| Japanese calendar | Bunnan 6Hōtoku 1 (宝徳元年) |
| Korean calendar | 3782 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1992 |
[edit] Ongoing
- Wars in Lombardy (1425-1454)
[edit] Births
- January 1 - Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)
- January 17 - Blessed Osanna of Mantua, Dominican mystic (d. 1505)
- April 27 - Asakura Ujikage, Japanese clan head (d. 1486)
- October 8 - Bona of Savoy, Duchess of Milan (d. 1503)
- October 21 - George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1478)
- date unknown
- Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus (d. 1513)
- Domenico Gagini, sculptor (d. 1492)
- Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian artist (d. 1494)
- Magnus Hundt, German physician and theologian (d. 1519)
- Margaret of Thuringia, wife of the Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1501)
- probable
- Ilham Ghali khan of Kazan Khanate, (d. 1490)
- Srimanta Sankardeva, Assamese scholar and religious figure (d. c. 1568)
[edit] Deaths
- March - Dolce dell'Anguillara, condottiero (b. 1401)
- May 20 (at the Battle of Alfarrobeira)
- August 13 - Louis IV, Elector Palatine (b. 1424)
- October 27 - Ulugh Beg, Timurid ruler and astronomer (b. 1394)
- December 24 - Walter Bower, Scottish chronicler (b. 1385)
- date unknown
- Anne Beauchamp, 15th Countess of Warwick (b. 1443)
- Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross, Lord of the Isles
