1455

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

• Buddhist calendar: 1997 - 1998
• Hebrew calendar: 5215 - 5216
• Islamic calendar: 859 - 860

Events

• 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.