Year 1458 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1458 January 24 - Matthias I Corvinus becomes king of Hungary. August 19 - Pope Pius II succeeds Pope Callixtus III as the 210th pope. October 24 - King Afonso V of Portugal conquers Al Kasr Ceger in North Africa. Magdalen College, University of Oxford is founded. George of Podebrady becomes king of Bohemia. The Turks issue a decree to protect the Acropolis after they con… (More on 1458)