Events

• Albanians, under Skanderbeg, defeat the Turks
• John Hunyadi defeats Turks at the Battle of Nis
• Vlad II Dracul begins his second term as ruler of Wallachia, succeeding Basarab II.

Births

• May 31 - Margaret Beaufort (mother of Henry VII of England)
• December 5 - Pope Julius II

Deaths

• April 12 - Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury
• August 16 - Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Ashikaga shogun
• Erasmo of Narni, Italian condottiere