1448

Years: 1445 1446 1447 - 1448 - 1449 1450 1451

Decades: 1410s 1420s 1430s - 1440s - 1450s 1460s 1470s

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

Events

• October 17 - Battle of Kosovo - Hungarian forces under John Hunyadi are defeated by the Turks due to the treachery of Prince Dan of Wallachia and George Brankovic of Serbia.
• Vatican Library founded by Pope Nicholas V.
• Vlad III Dracula becomes reigning Prince of Wallachia for two months before being deposed by Vladislav II.

Births

Deaths

• October 31 - John VIII Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor