Jan 28 Robert le Maçon, Chancellor of France Apr 12 Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury May 9 Niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies at 70 Jun 5 Ferdinand, Portuguese prince and saint, dies serving as a hostage in Moorish Fez, at 40 Aug 16 Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) 1442 Deaths in History by Year 1444