Year 1451 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 is succeeded by his son Mehmed II. April 11 - Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II. June 30 - French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture Bordeaux. August 20 - The French capture Bayonne, the last English stronghold in Guyenne Th… (More on 1451)