1451 ( MCDLI ) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar , the 1451st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 451st year of the 2nd millennium , the 51st year of the 15th century , and the 2nd year of the 1450s decade. As of the start of 1451, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events [ change | change source ]

• February 3 ? Murad II , Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II .
• April 11 ? Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II.
• June 30 ? French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture Bordeaux
• August 20 ? The French capture Bayonne , the last English stronghold in Guyenne
• Foundation of the University of Glasgow
• Nicholas of Cusa invents concave lens spectacles to treat myopia
• Roger van der Weyden paints his Last Judgement
• Lodi dynasty succeeded the Sayyid dynasty in India

Births [ change | change source ]

• Christopher Columbus
• April 22 ? Isabella of Castile