1462

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	14th century – 15th century – 16th century
Decades:	1430s  1440s  1450s  – 1460s –  1470s  1480s  1490s
Years:	1459 1460 1461 – 1462 – 1463 1464 1465

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1462 (MCDLXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1462nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 462nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 62nd year of the 15th century, and the 3rd year of the 1460s decade. As of the start of 1462, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• March 27 – Vasili II of Russia dies. He is succeeded by his son Ivan III of Russia.
• July 1 – Battle of Seckenheim

Births

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• June 27 – Louis XII of France

Deaths

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