Historical Events in 1444
- Nov 10 Battle at Varna, Black Sea: Sultan Murad II beats crusaders
Famous People Born in 1444
- Jan 24 Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (d. 1476)
- Feb 17 Rudolf Agricola [Roelof Huysman], Dutch humanist/organist
Famous People Who Died in 1444
- Mar 9 Leonardo Bruni, Italian humanist, statesman and historian (1st to divide history into Antiquity, Middle Ages, Modern), dies at about 74
- Apr 7 John Capreolus, French theologist (Libri IV), dies at about 50
- Apr 26 Robert Campin, first great master of Flemish and Early Netherlandish painting, dies at ~65
- May 20 Bernardino of Siena, Italian priest and Franciscan missionary, dies at 63
- May 27 John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404)
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