1450
Gutenberg Prints First Trial Pages
In a rented house in Mainz, bankrolled by the lawyer Johann Fust, Johannes Gutenberg printed his first small books, probably Latin grammars and a papal…
Aztec Great Famine
Four years of crop failure in the Valley of Mexico killed thousands and drove peasants to sell themselves into slavery for maize.
Battle of Formigny
French artillery under the Bureau brothers pulverized an English relief force in Normandy, and the longbow was finally outclassed by cannon.
Francesco Sforza Takes Milan
The mercenary captain married to the last Visconti's illegitimate daughter starved the city into accepting him as duke after the brief Ambrosian Republic.
Cade's Rebellion in Kent
A mysterious Irishman calling himself Jack Cade led thousands of Kentish peasants and gentry into London, demanding tax reform and the dismissal of Henry VI's…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1450?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1450. The most significant is Gutenberg Prints First Trial Pages.
What era was 1450 part of?
1450 falls within the Late Middle Ages (1301-1500). Plague, papal schism, and the seeds of nation-states.
Which regions saw notable events in 1450?
The events from 1450 span Europe and North America.