February 1 » The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights (Prussia).
February 17 » Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of Bayezid I, becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire with the support of Mircea I of Wallachia.
June 4 » King Charles VI granted a monopoly for the ripening of Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon as they had been doing for centuries.
July 6 » Ming China's Admiral Zheng He returns to Nanjing after the third treasure voyage and presents the Sinhalese king, captured during the Ming–Kotte War, to the Yongle Emperor.
July 24 » Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place.
September 3 » The Treaty of Selymbria is concluded between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice.
February 2 » Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Mortimer's Cross is fought in Herefordshire, England.
March 4 » Wars of the Roses in England: Lancastrian King Henry VI is deposed by his House of York cousin, who then becomes King Edward IV.
March 29 » Battle of Towton: Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England, bringing a temporary stop to the Wars of the Roses.
June 28 » Edward, Earl of March, is crowned King Edward IV of England.
August 7 » The Ming dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor.
August 15 » The Empire of Trebizond surrenders to the forces of Sultan Mehmed II. This is regarded by some historians as the real end of the Byzantine Empire. Emperor David is exiled and later murdered.
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