1451

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  • February 3 - Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II.
  • April 11 - Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II.
  • June 30 - French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture Bordeaux
  • August 20 - The French capture Bayonne, the last English stronghold in Guyenne
  • Foundation of the University of Glasgow
  • Nicholas of Cusa invents concave lens spectacles to treat myopia
  • Roger van der Weyden paints his Last Judgement

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