1446

Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

Decades: 1390s 1400s 1410s 1420s 1430s - 1440s - 1450s 1460s 1470s 1480s 1490s

Years: 1441 1442 1443 1444 1445 - 1446 - 1447 1448 1449 1450 1451

• December 10 - Murad II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, destroys the Hexamillion wall in an assault that includes cannons. This renders the Morea open to Ottoman invasion.
• Hunmin jeong-eum was published in Korea. It is the start of a brand new scientific writing system, called the Han-geul.

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• Filippo Brunelleschi, noted architect, sculptor and engineer died in Florence, Italy.