1451 - Christopher Columbus is born
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1451 - Christopher Columbus is born
1450-the city of Zimbabwe is abandoned making the destruction of the Zimbabwe empire complete.
1449 - Pope Nicholas V is elected
1448-King Kristoffer of Denmark, Norway and Sweden dies with no heir. By the end of the year, Denmark is its own kingdom, and Sweden is its own kingdom. Norway joins the kingdom of Denmark.
1447 - Vlad II Dracul dies
1446-the hangul alphabet is created in Korea
1445 - Senegal and Cape Verde are "discovered"
1444 - Birth of Sandro Botticelli, the famous Italian painter
1443 - Pope Julius II is born
1442-King Edward IV is born in England.
1441 - King's College is founded
1440
Eton College is founded by Henry VI.
1439 - Pope Pius III is born
1438 - King Duarte of Portugal dies of the plague
1437 - James I of Scotland is stabbed