What Happened In History Year 1459

Historical Events for the Year 1459

• 23rd September » Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is fought at Blore Heath in Staffordshire.

Famous Birthdays in 1459

• 1st February » Conrad Celtes, German poet and scholar (d. 1508)
• 2nd March » Pope Adrian VI (d. 1523)
• 6th March » Jakob Fugger, German merchant and banker (d. 1525)
• 22nd March » Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1519)
• 6th October » Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507)

Famous Deaths in History for 1459

• 3rd March » Ausiàs March, Catalan poet (b. 1397)
• 30th October » Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italian scholar (b. 1380)
• 4th December » Adolphus VIII, Count of Holstein (b. 1401)

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