4th March » Wars of the Roses in England: House of Lancaster Lancastrian Henry VI of England King Henry VI is deposed by his House of York cousin, who then becomes Edward IV of England King Edward IV.
29th March » Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton Edward of York defeats Margaret of Anjou known as Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England.
28th June » Edward IV of England named Edward IV is crowned King of England.
7th August » The Ming Dynasty Military history of China before 1911 Chinese military general Cao Qin Rebellion of Cao Qin stages a coup against the Zhengtong Emperor Tianshun Emperor.
15th August » 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 of Trebizond named David is exiled and later murdered.
Famous Birthdays in 1461
6th February » Džore Držić, Croatian poet and playwright (d. 1501)
5th August » Alexander Jagiellon, Polish king (d. 1506)