1462
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| Years: 1459 1460 1461 - 1462 - 1463 1464 1465 |
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| Decades: 1430s 1440s 1450s - 1460s - 1470s 1480s 1490s |
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| Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
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| 1462 by topic |
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| Arts and science |
| Architecture - Art |
| Politics |
| State leaders - Sovereign states |
| Birth and death categories |
| Births - Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Gregorian calendar | 1462 MCDLXII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2215 |
| Armenian calendar | 911 ԹՎ ՋԺԱ |
| Chinese calendar | 4098/4158-12-1 (辛巳年十二月初一日) — to —
4099/4159-12-11(壬午年十二月十一日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1454 – 1455 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5222 – 5223 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1517 – 1518 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1384 – 1385 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4563 – 4564 |
| Iranian calendar | 840 – 841 |
| Islamic calendar | 866 – 867 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2122 (皇紀2122年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 11462 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2005 |
[edit] Events
- Settlers from Portugal begin to settle the Cape Verde islands.
- March 28 - Death of Vasili II of Russia. Succeeded by his son Ivan III of Russia.
- June 17 - Vlad III Dracula attempts to assassinate Mehmed II in the Night Attack, and the latter is forced to retreat from Wallachia.
- September 17 - Battle of Świecino, called also Battle of Żarnowiec, during Thirteen Years' War
[edit] Births
- February 1 - Johannes Trithemius, German scholar and cryptographer (died 1516)
- June 27 - Louis XII of France (died 1515)
- Jodocus Badius, Flemish printer (died 1535)
- Joan, princess of Castile (died 1530)
- Edmund Dudley, minister of Henry VII of England (died 1510)
- Piero di Cosimo, Italian artist (died 1521)
[edit] Deaths
- March 27 - Vasili II of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (b. 1415)
- Niccolo of Lesbos, last Prince of Lesbos
- Dai Jin, Chinese painter (b. 1388)
