Year by year · 15th century

1457

1457 in world history: 3 events, 4 births, 4 deaths and 1 state that came to an end. 918 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 16 April

    Thutmose III defeats a Canaanite coalition at Megiddo

    Pharaoh Thutmose III routed a coalition led by the king of Kadesh at Megiddo, on a date traditionally reckoned to 16 April. His annals give the first detailed account of a battle in recorded history.

    Thutmose III

  2. 14 August

    The Mainz Psalter becomes the first dated printed book

    Johann Fust and Peter Schöffer completed the Mainz Psalter, the first printed book to carry a date and printer's names. It also pioneered colour printing with its red and blue initials.

    Mainz

  3. Battle

    Battle of Albulena

    The Battle of Albulena was fought on 2 September 1457 in central Albania, when Skanderbeg defeated a large Ottoman army under Isa Bey Evrenos.

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Born in 1457 4

Died in 1457 4

States that came to an end 1

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