What is 1450s?
The '''1450s''' was the decade that started on January 1, 1450 and ended on December 31, 1459. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''''146th decade''''' which began on January 1, 1451.. and ended on December 31, 1460.{{decadebox|145}} == Events == *[[Fall of Constantinople (1453)|Fall of Constantinople]] (now called [[Istanbul]]). *[[France]] wins the [[Hundred Years' War]] against [[England]]. *The first [[printing press]] is made in [[Europe]] by [[Johann Gutenberg]]. *The [[Gutenberg Bible]] is the first book printed with [[movable type]]. *Siege of [[Belgrade]]. *[[Wars of the Roses|War of the Roses]] starts. == Births == *Queen [[Isabella of Castile]] *[[Christopher Columbus]], Italian sailor *[[Leonardo da Vinci]], Italian inventor *[[Girolamo Savonarola]], Italian religious reformer *[[Ferdinand II of Aragon]] == Deaths == *[[Murad II]], Ottoman Sultan *[[John Kemp]], Archbishop of [[Canterbury]] [[Category:1454| ]]