1464

Year '1464' was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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Events of 1464

Births

Deaths

Events of 1464

★ February - Christian I of Denmark and Norway who was also serving as King of Sweden is declared deposed from the later throne. His deposed predecessor Charles VIII of Sweden is re-elected to the throne.

★ April 25 - Battle of Hedgeley Moor - Yorkist forces under Lord Montague defeat Lancastrians under Sir Ralph Percy, who is killed.

★ May 1 - Edward IV of England secretly marries Elizabeth Woodville. He keeps the marriage a secret for five months afterwards

★ May 15 - Battle of Hexham - Montague defeats another Lancastrian army, this one led by King Henry and Queen Margaret themselves. This marks the end of organized Lancastrian existence for several years.

★ August 21 - Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan abdicates, and is succeeded by his son, Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado.

★ August 30 - Pope Paul II succeeds Pope Pius II as the 211th pope.

Births

★ April 23 - Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (died 1505)

★ November 19 - Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (died 1526)

★ ''date unknown''

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★ Nezahualpilli, Aztec ruler (died 1515)

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★ Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitallers (died 1534)

Deaths

★ January - Desiderio da Settignano, Italian sculptor

★ February 23 - Zhengtong Emperor of China (born 1427)

★ May 15 - Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (executed) (born 1436)

★ May 17 - Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (born 1427)

★ May 25 - Charles I, Count of Nevers (born 1414)

★ June 18 - Roger van der Weyden, Flemish painter

★ August 1 - Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (born 1389)

★ August 11 - Nicholas of Cusa, German mathematician and astronomer (born 1401)

★ August 14 - Pope Pius II (born 1405)

★ November 23 - Blessed Margaret of Savoy (born 1390)

★ ''date unknown''

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★ John Capgrave, English historian and theologian (born 1393)

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★ Bernardo Rossellino, Italian sculptor and architect (born 1409)

★ Tomaltach Oc O Gadra killed in battle of Sliabh Lugha in Cluain Cárthaigh, now called Clooncara, Kilmovee.