Rulers:
• Cosimo de’ Medici, Signore di Firenze (1434-1464)
• Juan II, King of Castile and León (1406-1454)
Births:
• Marullus, Michael Tarchaniota (1453-1500)
• Medici, Giuliano de’ (1453-1478)
• Vespucci, Simonetta (1453-1476)
Literature:
• Chacón, Gonzalo (1429-1507): Crónica del condestable Álvaro de Luna (1453)
Art:
• Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506): Polittico di San Luca (1453-54)