1455
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| Decades: | 1420s 1430s 1440s – 1450s – 1460s 1470s 1480s |
| Years: | 1452 1453 1454 – 1455 – 1456 1457 1458 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1455 MCDLV |
| Ab urbe condita | 2208 |
| Armenian calendar | 904 ԹՎ ՋԴ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6205 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1376–1377 |
| Bengali calendar | 862 |
| Berber calendar | 2405 |
| English Regnal year | 33 Hen. 6 – 34 Hen. 6 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1999 |
| Burmese calendar | 817 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6963–6964 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲戌年 (Wood Dog) 4151 or 4091 — to — 乙亥年 (Wood Pig) 4152 or 4092 |
| Coptic calendar | 1171–1172 |
| Discordian calendar | 2621 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1447–1448 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5215–5216 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1511–1512 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1376–1377 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4555–4556 |
| Holocene calendar | 11455 |
| Igbo calendar | 455–456 |
| Iranian calendar | 833–834 |
| Islamic calendar | 859–860 |
| Japanese calendar | Kyōtoku 4 / Kōshō 1 (康正元年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1370–1371 |
| Julian calendar | 1455 MCDLV |
| Korean calendar | 3788 |
| Minguo calendar | 457 before ROC 民前457年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −13 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1997–1998 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳木狗年 (male Wood-Dog) 1581 or 1200 or 428 — to — 阴木猪年 (female Wood-Pig) 1582 or 1201 or 429 |
1455 (MCDLV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1455th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 455th year of the 2nd millennium, the 55th year of the 15th century, and the 6th year of the 1450s decade. As of the start of 1455, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Other calendars
[change | change source]- Buddhist calendar: 1997 - 1998
- Hebrew calendar: 5215 - 5216
- Islamic calendar: 859 - 860
Events
[change | change source]- February 9 – Wars of the Roses: Richard, Duke of York dismissed as Protector
- February 23 – Johannes Gutenberg prints the first Bible on a printing press
- May 22 – Wars of the Roses: First Battle of St Albans – Richard, Duke of York and his ally, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick defeat the Lancastrians under Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, who is killed. York captures King Henry VI of England and has himself appointed Constable of England.
- May 25 – Victorious Yorkish lords ritually renew the monarchy of Henry VI in St. Paul's Cathedral.