Year by year · 15th century

1450

1450 in world history: 3 events, 4 deaths and 1 state that came to an end. 930 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 15 April

    French victory at Formigny seals the loss of English Normandy

    French cannon and cavalry destroyed an English relief army at Formigny. Normandy fell within months; the Hundred Years' War itself ended after Castillon in 1453.

  2. Battle

    Battle of Formigny

    The Battle of Formigny was fought on 15 April 1450 in Normandy, near Bayeux, during the Hundred Years' War.

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Died in 1450 4

States that came to an end 1

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