1446
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| Decades: | 1410s 1420s 1430s – 1440s – 1450s 1460s 1470s |
| Years: | 1443 1444 1445 – 1446 – 1447 1448 1449 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1446 MCDXLVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2199 |
| Armenian calendar | 895 ԹՎ ՊՂԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6196 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1367–1368 |
| Bengali calendar | 853 |
| Berber calendar | 2396 |
| English Regnal year | 24 Hen. 6 – 25 Hen. 6 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1990 |
| Burmese calendar | 808 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6954–6955 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙丑年 (Wood Ox) 4142 or 4082 — to — 丙寅年 (Fire Tiger) 4143 or 4083 |
| Coptic calendar | 1162–1163 |
| Discordian calendar | 2612 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1438–1439 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5206–5207 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1502–1503 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1367–1368 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4546–4547 |
| Holocene calendar | 11446 |
| Igbo calendar | 446–447 |
| Iranian calendar | 824–825 |
| Islamic calendar | 849–850 |
| Japanese calendar | Bun'an 3 (文安３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1361–1362 |
| Julian calendar | 1446 MCDXLVI |
| Korean calendar | 3779 |
| Minguo calendar | 466 before ROC 民前466年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −22 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1988–1989 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木牛年 (female Wood-Ox) 1572 or 1191 or 419 — to — 阳火虎年 (male Fire-Tiger) 1573 or 1192 or 420 |
1446 (MCDXLVI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1446th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 446th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 15th century, and the 7th year of the 1440s decade. As of the start of 1446, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events of 1446
[change | change source]- Portuguese navigator, Álvaro Fernandes, reaches the mouth of the Geba River in Guinea-Bissau.
- The Precious Belt Bridge in China is fully rebuilt.
- The troops of Francesco Piccinino and Luigi dal Vermebesiege Cremona, Italy.
- The Hunmin Jeongeumis published in Korea, starting the Hangul alphabet.
- Mehmed II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, abdicates. His father, Murad II becomes Sultan.
- December 10 – Murad II destroys the Hexamillion wall, opening the Morea to Ottoman invasion.
Births
[change | change source]- May 3 – Margaret of Burgundy, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (died 1503)
- Edmund de Ros, 11th Baron de Ros, English politician (died 1508)
- Alexander Agricola, Flemish composer (probable) (died 1506)
- William Grocyn, English scholar (probable) (died 1519)
- Pietro Perugino, Italian painter (probable) (died 1524)
Deaths
[change | change source]- April 15 – Filippo Brunelleschi, Italian architect (born 1377)
- May 9 – Mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (born 1367)
- May 24 – Ambroise de Loré, Baron of Ivry (born 1396)
- December 28 – Antipope Clement VIII
- Vittorino da Feltre, Italian humanist (born 1378)