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1456 Historical Event(s)
July 4, 1456
– The Siege of Nándorfehérvár (Belgrade) begins. (Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe)
July 7, 1456
– A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death.
July 22, 1456
– Ottoman Wars in Europe: Siege of Belgrade – John Hunyadi, Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary, defeats Mehmet II of the Ottoman Empire
August 24, 1456
– The printing of the Gutenberg Bible is completed.
October 17, 1456
– The University of Greifswald is established, making it the second oldest university in northern Europe (also for a period the oldest in Sweden, and Prussia)
November 9, 1456
– Ulrich II of Celje (Slovene: Ulrik Celjski, German Ulrich von Cilli, Hungarian: Cillei Ulrik), last prince of Celje principality, is assassinated in Belgrade.
Who Were Born On 1456?
March 1, 1456
– King Ladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary (d. 1516)
June 11, 1456
– Anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England (d. 1485)
June 23, 1456
– Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486)