Important Historical Events of the year 1444, Year 1444 in History

List of 1444 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1444

What happened in the year 1444?

Date Event
March 2, 1444 Skanderbeg organizes a group of Albanian nobles to form the League of Lezhë.
June 29, 1444 Skanderbeg defeats an Ottoman invasion force at Torvioll.
August 26, 1444 Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs: A vastly outnumbered force of Swiss Confederates is defeated by the Dauphin Louis (future Louis XI of France) and his army of 'Armagnacs' near Basel.
November 10, 1444 Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Władysław III of Poland (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Władysław III of Varna) are defeated by the Turks under Sultan Murad II and Władysław is killed.