1449

Years: 1446 1447 1448 - 1449 - 1450 1451 1452

Decades: 1410s 1420s 1430s - 1440s - 1450s 1460s 1470s

Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century 1449 in literature 1449 in music 1449 in science List of state leaders in 1449 List of religious leaders in 1449

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.
• April 7 - The last Antipope, Felix V abdicates.
• April 19 - Pope Nicholas V elected by the Council of Basel
• April 25 - The Council of Basel dissolves itself.
• September 8 - Battle of Tumu Fortress - Oyirad Mongolians defeat the Chinese Ming Dynasty army and capture Zhengtong Emperor of China
• French capture Rouen

Births

• January 1 - Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (died 1492)
• October 21 - George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (died 1478)
• Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian artist (died 1494)
• Fritz Herlen, German painter (died 1491)

Deaths

• October 27 - Ulugh Beg, Turkish ruler and astronomer (born 1394)
• Anne Beauchamp, 15th Countess of Warwick (born 1443)