Year

Medieval History

Historical Events

Eton College

Jun 24 Eton College is founded in England by King Henry VI

  • Aug 23 Holland and Hanzesteden sign a ceasefire treaty

Born in 1441

  • Feb 9 Ali-Shir Nava'i, Timurid poet and writer (Mahbub ul-Qulub) considered a founder of early Turkic literature, born in Herat, Timurid Empire (d. 1501)
  • Mar 24 Ernst I, Elector of Saxony (1464-86), born in Meissen (d. 1486)

Died in 1441

  • Jul 9 Jan van Eyck, Flemish painter (The Ghent Altarpiece), dies
  • Jul 12 Ashikaga Yoshinori, 6th Japanese shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (1428-41), assassinated during an evening play by the Akamatsu family at 47