1451
year
1451 (MCDLI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1451st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 451st year of the 2nd millennium, the 51st year of the 15th century, and the 2nd year of the 1450s decade. As of the start of 1451, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| Decades: | 1420s 1430s 1440s – 1450s – 1460s 1470s 1480s |
| Years: | 1448 1449 1450 – 1451 – 1452 1453 1454 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1451 MCDLI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2204 |
| Armenian calendar | 900 ԹՎ Ջ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6201 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1372–1373 |
| Bengali calendar | 858 |
| Berber calendar | 2401 |
| English Regnal year | 29 Hen. 6 – 30 Hen. 6 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1995 |
| Burmese calendar | 813 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6959–6960 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚午年 (Metal Horse) 4147 or 4087 — to — 辛未年 (Metal Goat) 4148 or 4088 |
| Coptic calendar | 1167–1168 |
| Discordian calendar | 2617 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1443–1444 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5211–5212 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1507–1508 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1372–1373 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4551–4552 |
| Holocene calendar | 11451 |
| Igbo calendar | 451–452 |
| Iranian calendar | 829–830 |
| Islamic calendar | 854–855 |
| Japanese calendar | Hōtoku 3 (宝徳３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1366–1367 |
| Julian calendar | 1451 MCDLI |
| Korean calendar | 3784 |
| Minguo calendar | 461 before ROC 民前461年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −17 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1993–1994 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金马年 (male Iron-Horse) 1577 or 1196 or 424 — to — 阴金羊年 (female Iron-Goat) 1578 or 1197 or 425 |
Events
change- February 3 – Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II.
- April 11 – Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II.
- June 30 – French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture Bordeaux
- August 20 – The French capture Bayonne, the last English stronghold in Guyenne
- Foundation of the University of Glasgow
- Nicholas of Cusa invents concave lens spectacles to treat myopia
- Roger van der Weyden paints his Last Judgement
- Lodi dynasty succeeded the Sayyid dynasty in India
Births
change- Christopher Columbus
- April 22 – Isabella of Castile