Year 1451 (MCDLI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1451 February 3 – Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, dies and's succeeded by his son Mehmed II. April 11 – Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from Count Frederic II of Celje. June 30 – French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture Bordeaux. August 20 – The French capture Bayonne, the last Eng… (More on 1451)