1461 Calendar
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Historical Event(s)
February 2, 1461
– Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Mortimer’s Cross is fought in Herefordshire, England.
March 4, 1461
– Wars of the Roses in England: Lancastrian King Henry VI is deposed by his Yorkist cousin, who then becomes King Edward IV.
March 29, 1461
– Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton – Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England.
June 28, 1461
– Edward IV is crowned King of England.
August 7, 1461
– The Ming Dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor.
August 15, 1461
– The Empire of Trebizond surrenders to the forces of Sultan Mehmet II. This is regarded by some historians as the real end of the Byzantine Empire. Emperor David is exiled and later murdered.
Who Were Born On ?
February 6, 1461
– Džore Držić, Croatian poet and playwright (d. 1501)
August 5, 1461
– King Alexander Jagiellon of Poland (d. 1506)
December 25, 1461
– Christina of Saxony, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1521)