Historical Events
- Feb 23 Johannes Gutenberg prints his first Bible (estimated date)
- Mar 12 First record of Johannes Gutenberg's Bible, letter dated this day by Enea Silvio Piccolomini refers to the bible printed a year before
Famous People Born in 1455
- Feb 2 King John of Denmark (d. 1513)
- Mar 3 King John II of Portugal (d. 1495)
- Mar 15 Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)
- Aug 2 Johan Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (1486-99), born in Ansbach (d. 1499)
Famous People Who Died in 1455
- Feb 18 Fra Angelico, Italian monk and early Renaissance painter (San Marco friary) , dies at about 59
- Mar 24 Nicholas V [Tommaso Parentucelli], Italian Pope (1447-55), dies at 57
- Mar 24 Rudolf van Diepholt, bishop/cardinal of Utrecht (1448-55), dies
- May 22 Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (killed in battle)
- May 22 Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, English commander (killed in battle) (b. 1406)
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