1457

Years: 1454 1455 1456 - 1457 - 1458 1459 1460

Decades: 1420s 1430s 1440s - 1450s - 1460s 1470s 1480s

Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

Events

• University of Freiburg founded.
• Stefan cel Mare secures the throne of Moldavia which he retains for the next 47 years.
• Edo Castle was built by Ota Dokan in what is now Tokyo.
• Charles VIII of Sweden is declared deposed. Archbishop of Sweden Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna and statesman Erik Axelsson Tott become Co-Regents of Sweden. The throne is then offered to Christian I of Denmark and Norway.

Births

• January 28 - Henry Tudor, later King Henry VII of England.

Deaths