Years: 1444 1445 1446 - 1447 - 1448 1449 1450

Decades: 1410s 1420s 1430s - 1440s - 1450s 1460s 1470s

Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

Events

• March 6 - Nicholas V becomes Pope.
• Vlad II Dracul, ruler of Wallachia and his eldest son Mircea are assassinated. Vladislav II succeeds him with the assistance of John Hunyadi.
• Izasa Ienao founds Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu, the earliest historically verifiable Japanese koryu martial art that is still extant today.

Births

Deaths

• February 23 - Pope Eugenius IV
• Vlad II Dracul, ruler of Wallachia.
• Mircea, eldest son of the ruler of Wallachia.