1459

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Instance of: year
Part of: 1450s
Followed by: 1460
Follows: 1458

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Commons category: 1459
topic's main category: Category:1459
point in time: 1459-01-01
has list: list of state leaders in 1459
category for births in this time period: Category:1459 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:1459 deaths

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April 24: The Fra Mauro map of the known world is completed, suggesting that explorers can sail westward facross unexplored seas to reach Asia.

Year 1459 (MCDLIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.

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