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1449

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

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

Years: 1444 1445 1446 1447 1448 - 1449 - 1450 1451 1452 1453 1454

Events

January 6 - Constantine XI is crowned Byzantine Emperor. He will be the last in a line of rulers that can be traced to the founding of Rome.
French capture Rouen

Births

October 21 - George, Duke of Clarence
Lorenzo de Medici, Italian statesman

Deaths

October 27 - Ulugh Beg, Timurid astronomer.

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