Rulers:
• Cosimo de’ Medici, Signore di Firenze (1434-1464)
• Juan II, King of Castile and León (1406-1454)
Births:
• Bobadilla, Beatriz de (1440-1511)
Art:
• Bellini, Jacopo (c.1400-c.1470): Madonna col Bambino (probably 1440s)
• Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441): Madonna in the Church (c.1440)