List of 1444 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1444
Date | Event |
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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. |