1455 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1455?
- February 23, 1455 – Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type.
- May 22, 1455 – Wars of the Roses: at the First Battle of St Albans, Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures King Henry VI of England.
Who Were Born In The Year 1455?
- February 2, 1455 – King John of Denmark (d. 1513)
- March 3, 1455 – King John II of Portugal (d. 1495)
- March 15, 1455 – Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)
- August 2, 1455 – John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1499)
Who Died In The Year 1455?
- February 18, 1455 – Fra Angelico, Italian artist (b. 1395)
- March 24, 1455 – Pope Nicholas V (b. 1397)
- May 22, 1455 – Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician
- December 1, 1455 – Lorenzo Ghiberti, Italian artist and metal smith (b. 1378)
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