- Feb 9 Agnès Sorel, mistress of King Charles VII of France (b. 1421)
- May 2 William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396)
- May 18 Sejong the Great, 4th King of Joseon (1418-50), dies at 52
- Jul 12 Jack Cade is slain in a revolt against English King Henry VI
- Aug 27 Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395)