Necrology 1455
This is a list of famous people who died in 1455 . The entries are made alphabetically within the individual data. Animals can be found in the necrology for animals .
January
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 16 | Heinrich V. flower rust | German Cistercian abbot |
February
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 18 | Fra Angelico | Italian Dominican and early Renaissance painter |
March
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March, 15 | Botho the Elder zu Stolberg | German nobleman | ||
| March 24th | Nicholas V. | Pope | 57 | |
| March 24th | Rudolf von Diepholz | German Roman Catholic bishop |
April
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1st | Gottfried IV Schenk of Limpurg | Prince-Bishop of Würzburg | 51 | |
| April 1st | Zbigniew Oleśnicki | Bishop of Cracow, cardinal, chancellor and diplomat | 65 |
May
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22 | Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset | English general and politician | ||
| May 22 | Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland | English nobleman |
June
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30th | Dorino I. Gattilusio | Archon (regent / lord) of Lesbos (1428–1455) |
July
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 14th | Kunz from Kauffungen | Initiator of the Altenburg prince robbery |
September
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3 | Alonso Fernández de Madrigal | Spanish bishop |
October
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 10th | Johann Klingenberg | Councilor, Mayor of Lübeck and diplomat of the Hanseatic League |
November
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 19th | Ulrich I. von Ortenburg | Provost of Passau, Archdeacon of Mattsee, Canon of Passau and Regensburg |
December
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | Lorenzo Ghiberti | Italian goldsmith, ore caster and sculptor | ||
| 2. December | Isabel of Portugal | Queen of Portugal |
Date unknown
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludwig von Ast | Bishop of Worms (1445), Provost, Chancellor of the Electorate of the Palatinate, Chancellor of Heidelberg University | |||
| Bernhard | Duke of Oppeln, Falkenberg and Strehlitz | |||
| Jakob Bramstede | German merchant, councilor of the Hanseatic city and Lübeck and commander of the Lübeck fleet | |||
| Johannes Brassart | Franco-Flemish composer | |||
| John de Fontana | Medieval author of an early illustration of a magic lantern (silhouette projection), dated around 1420 | |||
| Jost von Venningen | Imperial Knight, German Master | |||
| Palamede Gattilusio | Lord of Ainos (1409-1455) | |||
| Paolo da Pergola | Italian mathematician, philosopher and logician | |||
| Caspar I. Pfäffinger | Bavarian nobleman | |||
| Antonio Pisanello | Italian painter and medalist | |||
| Esen Tayishi | Leader of the Choros, an Oir Mongol tribe |