1444
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Events
- March 2 - Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg proclaimed commander of the Albanian resistance
- April 16 - Truce of Tours. Five Year Truce between England and France
- August 26 - Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs in the Old Zürich War. Charles VII of France, seeking to send away troublesome troops made idle by the truce with England, sends his son the Dauphin with a large army into Switzerland to support the claims of Emperor Frederick III. The massively outnumbered Swiss force is destroyed in this battle, but inflict such casualties on the French that they withdraw.
- November 10 - Battle of Varna. The crusading forces of King Ladislas of Poland and Hungary are crushed by the Turks under Sultan Murad II. Ladislas is killed.
- Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire abdicates in favor of his son Mehmed II following his defeat in the Battle of Jalowaz.
- Forces of the Sultan of Egypt fail to take Rhodes from the Knights of Rhodes
- Iguvine Tables discovered at Gubbio, Italy
- Portuguese explorers reach the mouth of the rivers Senegal and Gambia.
Births
- January 24 - Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (died 1476)
- March 11 - Donato Bramante, Italian architect (died 1514)
- John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk (died 1476)
- Nilakantha Somayaji, Indian mathematician and astronomer (died 1544)
Deaths
- April 26 - Robert Campin, Flemish painter (born 1378)
- May 20 - Saint Bernardino of Siena, Italian Franciscan missionary (b. 1380)
- May 27 - John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (born 1404)
- November 10 - King Wladislaus III of Poland (killed in battle) (born 1424)
- November 25 - Martin Gouge, French chancellor
- Leonardo Bruni, Italian humanist (born 1374)
- Niccolò Piccinino, Italian mercenary (born 1386)
Trivia
1444 in Roman Numerals is MCDXLIV and, excluding the BC years, this year is the first year to use every letter in the Roman numbering system.
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