Year 1459 (MCDLIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1459 September 23 – Battle of Blore Heath: Yorkists under the Earl of Salisbury defeat a Lancastrian force. October 12 – Due to the advance of a royal force on his fortress of Ludlow, The Duke of York flees to Ireland, while his ally Warwick goes to Calais. The Wallachian town of Bucharest's first mentioned. The city of Jodhpur, in western India,'s foun… (More on 1459)