1444
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| Centuries: | 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
| Decades: | 1410s 1420s 1430s - 1440s - 1450s 1460s 1470s
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| Years: | 1441 1442 1443 - 1444 - 1445 1446 1447 |
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| Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture - |
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| Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Births - Deaths - Works |
Year 1444 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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[edit] Events of 1444
- March 2 - The Albanian League is established in Lezha; Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg proclaimed commander of the Albanian resistance
- April 16 - Truce of Tours. Five Year Truce between England and France
- June 15 - Cosimo de' Medici founds the Laurentian Library.
- August - Defeat at the Battle of Jalowaz forces Murad II to abdicate in favor of his son Mehmed II .
- 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.
- 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.
- First European slave market for the sale of African slaves, the Mercado de Escravos in Lagos, Portugal.
- A serious fire occurs at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
- Constantine XI, as despotate of the Morea, invades the latin Duchy of Athens and forces them to pay tribute, and return Thebes to Byzantium.
| Gregorian calendar | 1444 MCDXLIV |
| Ab urbe condita | 2197 |
| Armenian calendar | 893 ԹՎ ՊՂԳ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -400 – -399 |
| Berber calendar | 2394 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1988 |
| Burmese calendar | 806 |
| Chinese calendar | 4080/4140-12-12 (癸亥年十二月十二日) — to — 4081/4141-11-22(甲子年十一月廿二日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1160 – 1161 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1436 – 1437 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5204 – 5205 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1499 – 1500 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1366 – 1367 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4545 – 4546 |
| Holocene calendar | 11444 |
| Iranian calendar | 822 – 823 |
| Islamic calendar | 847 – 848 |
| Japanese calendar | Kakitsu 4Bunnan 1 (文安元年) |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2104 (皇紀2104年) |
| Julian calendar | 1489 |
| Korean calendar | 3777 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1987 |
[edit] Births
- January 24 - Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (died 1476)
- March 1 - Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (died 1510) [Conflicting birth year. See also: 1445]
- March 11 - Donato Bramante, Italian architect (died 1514)
- date unknown
- John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk (died 1476)
- Nilakantha Somayaji, Indian mathematician and astronomer (died 1544)
[edit] Deaths
- February 14 - Henriette of Mömpelgard, countess of Mömpelgard and regent of Württemberg (born 1387).
- March 9 - Leonardo Bruni, Italian humanist (born 1374).
- 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).
- October 15 - Niccolò Piccinino, Italian mercenary (born 1386).
- November 10 - King Wladislaus III of Poland (killed in battle) (born 1424).
- November 25 - Martin Gouge, French chancellor.
- Pier Paolo Vergerio the Elder.
[edit] 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.af:1444 am:1444 እ.ኤ.አ. ar:1444 an:1444 ast:1444 az:1444 bn:১৪৪৪ map-bms:1444 be:1444 be-x-old:1444 bh:१४४४ bs:1444 br:1444 bg:1444 ca:1444 cv:1444 cs:1444 co:1444 cy:1444 da:1444 de:1444 et:1444 el:1444 es:1444 eo:1444 eu:1444 fr:1444 gd:1444 gl:1444 ko:1444년 hy:1444 hi:1444 hr:1444. io:1444 bpy:মারি ১৪৪৪ id:1444 ia:1444 os:1444 is:1444 it:1444 he:1444 jv:1444 ka:1444 csb:1444 sw:1444 ht:1444 (almanak jilyen) la:1444 lb:1444 lt:XV amžiaus 5-as dešimtmetis#1444 lmo:1444 hu:1444 mk:1444 mi:1444 mr:इ.स. १४४४ ms:1444 nah:1444 nl:1444 new:१४४४ ja:1444年 nap:1444 no:1444 nn:1444 nrm:1444 oc:1444 uz:1444 pi:१४४४ pl:1444 pt:1444 ksh:Joohr 1444 ro:1444 ru:1444 год sq:1444 scn:1444 simple:1444 sk:1444 sl:1444 sr:1444 su:1444 fi:1444 sv:1444 tl:1444 ta:1444 tt:1444 th:พ.ศ. 1987 tr:1444 uk:1444 vec:1444 zh-yue:1444年 zh:1444年
