1455 ( MCDLV ) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar , the 1455th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 455th year of the 2nd millennium , the 55th year of the 15th century , and the 6th year of the 1450s decade. As of the start of 1455, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Other calendars [ change | change source ]

• Buddhist calendar : 1997 - 1998
• Hebrew calendar : 5215 - 5216
• Islamic calendar : 859 - 860

Events [ change | change source ]

• February 9 ? Wars of the Roses : Richard, Duke of York dismissed as Protector
• February 23 ? Johannes Gutenberg prints the first Bible on a printing press
• May 22 ? Wars of the Roses : First Battle of St Albans ? Richard, Duke of York and his ally, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick defeat the Lancastrians under Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset , who is killed. York captures King Henry VI of England and has himself appointed Constable of England.
• May 25 ? Victorious Yorkish lords ritually renew the monarchy of Henry VI in St. Paul's Cathedral .