1451
| Years: 1448 1449 1450 – 1451 – 1452 1453 1454 | |
| Decades: 1420s 1430s 1440s – 1450s – 1460s 1470s 1480s | |
| Centuries: 14th century – 15th century – 16th century | |
Events
- 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
Births
- April 22 – Princess Isabella of Castile, later Queen of Castile.
- October 30 (or another late-summer/early-fall date) – Christopher Columbus as "Cristoforo Colombo," in the independent Italian republic of Genoa. Another possible date is the Feast Day of St. Christopher, July 25
- John Cabot (probable date)
- Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset
- Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian music theorist and composer
Deaths
- February 3 – Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
- November 7 – Amadeus VIII of Savoy
Marriages
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