1444

Years: 1441 1442 1443 - 1444 - 1445 1446 1447
Decades: 1410s 1420s 1430s - 1440s - 1450s 1460s 1470s
Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

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.

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)

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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