January 10 » Philip the Good, the Duke of Burgundy, establishes the Order of the Golden Fleece, the most prestigious, exclusive, and expensive order of chivalry in the world.
March 29 » The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures Thessalonica from the Republic of Venice.
May 23 » Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to raise the Siege of Compiègne.
August 15 » Francesco Sforza, lord of Milan, conquers Lucca.
July 1 » Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés fight their way out of Tenochtitlan after nightfall.
October 26 » Charles V is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor.
November 1 » The Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland South America connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, is first discovered and navigated by European explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the first recorded circumnavigation voyage.
November 8 » Stockholm Bloodbath begins: A successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces results in the execution of around 100 people mostly noblemen.
November 28 » An expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan passes through the Strait of Magellan.
December 10 » Martin Luther burns his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine outside Wittenberg's Elster Gate.
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