1458
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| Centuries: | 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
| Decades: | 1420s 1430s 1440s - 1450s - 1460s 1470s 1480s |
| Years: | 1455 1456 1457 - 1458 - 1459 1460 1461 |
| 1458 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture - |
| Art - Literature - Music - Science |
| Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Births - Deaths - Works |
Year 1458 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
[edit] Events of 1458
- January 24 - Matthias I Corvinus becomes king of Hungary.
- August 19 - Pope Pius II succeeds Pope Callixtus III as the 210th pope.
- October 24 - King Afonso V of Portugal conquers Al Kasr Ceger in North Africa.
- Magdalen College, University of Oxford is founded.
- George of Podebrady becomes king of Bohemia.
- The Turks issue a decree to protect the Acropolis after they conquer Athens.
| Gregorian calendar | 1458 MCDLVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2211 |
| Armenian calendar | 907 ԹՎ ՋԷ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -386 – -385 |
| Berber calendar | 2408 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2002 |
| Burmese calendar | 820 |
| Chinese calendar | 4094/4154-12-16 (丁丑年十二月十六日) — to —
4095/4155-11-26(戊寅年十一月廿六日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1174 – 1175 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1450 – 1451 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5218 – 5219 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1513 – 1514 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1380 – 1381 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4559 – 4560 |
| Holocene calendar | 11458 |
| Iranian calendar | 836 – 837 |
| Islamic calendar | 862 – 863 |
| Japanese calendar | Chōroku 2 (長禄2年) |
| Korean calendar | 3791 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2001 |
[edit] Births
- February 15 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)
- May 2 - Leonor of Viseu, Princess and later Queen of Portugal (d. 1525)
- May 25 - Mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511)
- October 3 - Saint Casimir, Prince of Poland and Duke of Lithuania (d. 1484)
- November 22 - Jacob Obrecht, Dutch composer (d. 1505)
- date unknown
- Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (d. 1530)
- Amago Tsunehisa, Japanese warlord (d. 1541)
- probable
- Thomas Docwra, Grand Prior of the English Knights Hospitaller (d. 1527)
- Richard Grey, half brother of Edward V of England (d. 1483)
[edit] Deaths
- February 20 - Lazar Branković, Despot of Serbia
- March 25 - Íñigo López de Mendoza, marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (b. 1398)
- June 27 - King Alfonso V of Aragon (b. 1396)
- August 6 - Pope Callixtus III (b. 1378)
- December 26 - Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (b. 1393)
- date unknown
