1459
| Years: 1456 1457 1458 – 1459 – 1460 1461 1462 | |
| Decades: 1420s 1430s 1440s – 1450s – 1460s 1470s 1480s | |
| Centuries: 14th century – 15th century – 16th century | |
Events
- September 23 – Battle of Blore Heath. Yorkists under the Earl of Salisbury defeat a Lancastrian force.
- October 12 – Due to the advance of a royal force on his fortress of Ludlow, The Duke of York flees to Ireland, while his ally Warwick goes to Calais
Births
- March 2 – Pope Adrian VI (d. 1523)
- March 22 – Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
- October 6 – Martin Behaim, navigator, geographer († 1507)
- Paul Hofhaimer, Austrian organist and composer
- Jean Mouton, French composer of motets
Deaths
- October 10 – Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini (humanist)
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