1445
Year 1445 was a common year. It started on a Friday.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| Decades: | 1410s 1420s 1430s – 1440s – 1450s 1460s 1470s |
| Years: | 1442 1443 1444 – 1445 – 1446 1447 1448 |
Events of 1445
- Dinas Diaz discovers Senegal and Cape Verde.
- Emperor Zara Yaqob of Ethiopia defeats and kills Sultan Arwe Badlay of Adal in the Battle of Gomit.
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Births
- March 1 – Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (died 1510) (born 1444 or 1445)
- March 16 – Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss preacher (died 1510)
- Albert Brudzewski, Polish astronomer (died 1497)
- Nicolas Chuquet, French mathematician (probable)
Deaths
- February 19 – Leonor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
- June 5 – Leonel Power, English composer
- June 11 – Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick (born 1424)
- July 15 – Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland
- August 8 – Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer (born 1377)
- Olug Moxammat, Khan of Kazan