Chronology of Notable Deaths

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Last updated: 2023 December 20.


1400

February 14
  • Richard II British King (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle. [1]
March 24
  • Florens Radewijns Dutch priest/leader Modern Devotion, dies. [1]
October 25
  • Geofrey Chaucer author, dies in London. [1]

1403

March 8
  • Bajezid I Jildirim fourth sultan of Turkey (1389-1403), dies at age 42. [1]

1404

April 27
  • Philip the Stout, Duke of Burgundy, dies at age 62. [1]
December 13
  • Albrecht duke of Bavaria, dies at age 74. [1]
December 16
  • Albrecht of Bavaria duke of Bavaria, dies at about age 74. [1]

1405

February 14
  • Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk" [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about age 68. [1]

1406

April 4
  • Robert III King of Scotland (1390-1406), dies. [1]

1410

May 3
  • Alexander V [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies. [1]
May 18
  • Ruprecht Roman catholics German king, dies. [1]

1412

October 28
  • Queen Margaret of Sweden dies on a ship in Flensburg. [7]

1413

March 20
  • King Henry IV of England dies in Jerusalem Chamber of Westminster Abbey. [1395.25]

1414

February 19
  • Thomas Arundel archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies. [1]

1415

March 20
  • Henry IV Bolingbroke King of England (1399-1413), dies at age 45. [1]
April 15
  • Manuel Chrysoloras Byzantine leader/diplomat (Erotèmata), dies. [1]

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July 6
  • Jan Hus is burned for heresy in Constance, Germany. [1] [37]

1416

April 2
  • Ferdinand I the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at age 52. [1]

1417

April 4
  • John van Touraine first husband of Jacoba of Bavaria, dies. [1]
December 1
  • Walraven I van Brederode viceroy of Holland, dies. [1]
December 14
  • John Oldcastle Lord Cobham, English nobleman, hanged and burned. [1]

1419

August 16
  • Death of Wenceslas in Prague (born in Nürnberg, Germany); German King, King of Bohemia and King of the Romans. [37]
September 10
  • John the Fearless Burgundy France, warrior, murdered at age 48. [1]
December 22
  • John XXIII [Baldassare Cossa] Italian Pope (1410-15), dies. [1]

1421

May 26
  • Mohammed I sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies. [1]

1423

May 23
  • Benedict XIII [Pedro the Luna] Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies. [1]

1425

January 5
  • John of Bavaria/Bayern liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned. [1]
January 6
  • Jan of Bavaria liege of Holland/bishop/duke, dies. [1]

1427

April 14
  • John IV duke of Brabant, dies. [1]
April 17
  • Jan IV duke of Brabant/Limburg/wife of Jacoba van Bayern, dies. [1]

1428

January 4
  • Death of Friedrich I in Altenburg, Germany; Elector of Saxony in the Holy Roman Empire. [37]

1429

December 21
  • Jacquemart de Bléharies Tournay "heretic", burned to death. [1]

1431

February 20
  • Martinus V [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies. [1]
May 30
  • At Rouen in English-controlled Normandy, Joan of Arc is burned at the stake for heresy, at age 19. [129] [1786.26]

1433

April 14
  • Liduina van Schiedam Dutch mystic (Christ's Bride)/saint, dies at age 53. [1]

1434

May 16
  • Pieter Appelmans Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about age 60. [1]
May 30
  • Prokopius Bohemian leader of taboriets, dies in battle. [1]

1435

February 2
  • Johanna II lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at age 61. [1]

1437

December 9
  • Death of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor from 1433-1437, in Znojmo, Bohemia (born near Nürnberg); last emperor of the House of Luxembourg. [1] [37]

1440

December 22
  • Bluebeard pirate, executed. [1]

1442

May 3
  • Engelbert I Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies. [1]

1443

May 9
  • Niccoló d'Albergati Italian cardinal, dies. [1]

1444

April 7
  • John Capreolus French theologist (Libri IV), dies at about age 50. [1]
April 26
  • Robert Campin South Netherlands painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about age 65. [1]
May 20
  • Bernardinus van Siena Italian saint, dies at age 63. [1]

1446

April 16
  • Filippo Brunelleschi architect, dies. [1]
December 28
  • Clemens VIII [Aegyd Muñoz] Spanish anti-pope (1423-29), dies. [1]

1447

February 23
  • Eugene IV [Gabriele Condulmer], Italian Pope (1431-47), dies. [1]
May 1
  • Louis VII Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies. [1]

1448

January 6
  • Christopher III king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies. [1]

1449

May 20
  • Peter Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies. [1]
October 27
  • Ulugh Beg a USSR astronomer, dies at age 56. [1]

1450

July 12
  • Jack Cade slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI. [1]

1451

January 7
  • Amadeus VIII last anti-pope Felix V (1439-49), dies at age 67. [1]
February 3
  • Murad II sultan of Turkey (1421-51), dies. [1]

1453

May 29
  • Constantine XI Dragases last Byzantine Emperor, dies at age 49. [1]

1455

January 8
  • Laurentius Justitianus [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at age 73. [1]
February 18
  • Fra Angelico Italian monk/painter, dies. [1]
March 24
  • Nicholas V [Tommaso Parentucelli] Italian Pope (1447-55), dies at age 57. [1]
  • Rudolf van Diepholt bishop/cardinal of Utrecht (1448-55), dies. [1]
December 1
  • Lorenzo Ghiberti Italian sculptor, dies at age 77. [1]

1456

May 1
  • Hugues de Lannoy Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies. [1]

1458

March 25
  • Inigo López de Mendoza Spanish marquis of Santillana/poet, dies. [1]
July 15
  • Death of Bl. Bernhard von Baden (born near Baden-Baden, 1428); margrave (Markgraf) of Baden. [37]

1459

March 3
  • Ausias March Catalan poet, dies. [1]
May 2
  • Pierozzi Antoninus Italian archbishop of Florence/saint, dies. [1]

1460

May 9
  • Jean Lavite Atrechts painter, dies. [1]
November 13
  • Henry the Navigator, prince of Portugal, dies at age 66. [1] [5] [1080.45]

1461

July 22
  • Charles VII king of France (1422-61), dies at age 58. [1]

1462

April 22
  • Gilbert of Lannoy master of Villerval/Tronchiennes/Santes, dies. [1]

1463

December 2
  • Albrecht VI archduke of Habsburg, dies. [1]
December 3
  • Louis Chalon prince of Orange, dies. [1]

1464

August 11
  • Death of Nikolaus von Kues, German scholar in many areas, priest/bishop/cardinal, at age 63. [37]

1466

March 8
  • Francesco Sforza Italian condottiere/duke of Milan, dies at age 64. [1]
October 30
  • Death of Johann Fust, a financial backer of Johannes Gutenberg. [37]

1467

June 15
  • Philip the Good Duke of Burgundy, dies at age 76. [1]

1468

February 3
  • Death of Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz; invented printing in the Western World. The first printed bibles came from the press in the workshop of Johannes Gutenberg. [1] [37]

1469

December 3
  • Piero de' Medici ruler of Florence, dies at about age 53. [1]

1470

May 15
  • King Karl Knutsson of Sweden dies. [7]

1471

March 12
  • Dionysius the Carthusian/van Rijkel Dutch scholastic theologist, dies. [1]
March 22
  • George van Podiebrad king of Bohemia (1458-71), dies. [1]
March 24
  • Sir Thomas Malory author (Le Morte d'Arthur), dies at age 55. [1]
April 14
  • Richard Neville Warwick second earl of Salisbury, dies at age 42. [1]
May 1
  • Thomas a Kempis spiritual writer (Navolging of Christ), dies at age 91. [1]
May 20
  • Henry VI king of England (1422-61, 1470-71)/France (1431-71), dies. [1]
December 17
  • Isabella of Portugal duchess of Burgundy, dies. [1]

1472

March 27
  • Janus Pannonius Hungarian poet/translator, dies at age 37. [1]
April 6
  • Pieter Bladelin Belgium, land owner (Middelburg castle), dies. [1]
April 15
  • Leon B Alberti Italian humanist/architect (Philodoxis), dies at age 68. [1]
April 25
  • Leon Battista degli Alberti scupltor/musician (Dinner Pieces), dies. [1]

1474

May 9
  • Peter van Hagenbach Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded. [1]

1475

April 13
  • Matteo Palmieri Italian writer (Città di Vita), dies at age 69. [1]
May 6
  • Dieric Bouts Dutch painter, dies at about age 64. [1]

1476

July 6
  • Regiomontanus [Johannes Müller of Königsberg], dies. [1] [37]
December 26
  • Galeazzo Maria Sforza duke of Milan, murdered. [1]

1477

January 5
  • Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at age 43. [1]

1478

February 22
  • Hendrik Herp (Herpius/Harphius) writer (Spieghel volcomenheit), dies. [1]
April 26
  • Giuliano de' Medici Medeheerser of Florence, murdered at about age 24. [1]

1479

January 18
  • Louis IX the Rich, duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt), dies at age 61. [1]
January 19
  • Johan II king of Aragón/Navarra, dies at age 81. [1]

1481

May 3
  • Mohammed II [Fâtih], sultan of Turkey (1451-81), dies. [1]
May 21
  • Christian I king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies. [1]

1482

February 10
  • Luca della Robbia Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs), dies at age 81. [1]
March 27
  • Maria duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at age 25. [1]
April 25
  • Margaret of Anjou Queen (Henry VI), dies. [1]
May 15
  • Paolo Toscanelli Italian physician and mapmaker, dies. [1]

1483

April 9
  • Edward I succeeds Edward IV as king of England. [1] [1392.24]
  • Edward IV King of England (1461-70, 71-83) dies at age 38. [1]
August 30
  • Louis XI king of France (1461-83), dies at age 60. [1]

1484

March 4
  • Kazimierz the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at age 25. [1]

1485

August 22
  • Henry Tudor victory over King Richard III of England, slain at Bosworth Field; last of Plantagenet line. [1] [1392.25]

1486

March 11
  • Albrecht III Achilles elector of Brandenburg, dies at age 71. [1]

1487

March 21
  • Nicholas van Fluë, Swiss saint/patron of Switzerland, dies. [1] [37]

1488

May 2
  • Jacob van Horne, Burgundy statesman, dies. [1]

1489

April 6
  • Hans Waldmann Swiss military/mayor (Zurich), beheaded. [1]

1490

March 14
  • Charles I Duke of Savoy, dies at age 21. [1]
April 6
  • Matthias Corvinus king of Hungary, dies. [1]
December 10
  • Antoine Haneron Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about age 90. [1]

1491

March 14
  • Death of Thomas Malory; author (Le Morte d'Arthur book). [1516.29]
October 11
  • Death of Blessed Jakob Griesinger, also known as Jakob von Ulm and as Alemannus; glass maker. [37]
December 3
  • Thomas Basin French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies. [1]

1492

April 8
  • Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico" ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies. [1]
April 9
  • Lorenzo de' Medici, Florentine statesman, dies. [1] [5]

1493

March 18
  • John of Lannoy Flemish Governor/viceroy of Netherlands/Zealand, dies at age 82. [1]

1494

January 25
  • Ferdinand I cruel king of Naples, dies. [1]

1495

February 10
  • Sir William Stanley English lord chamberlain, executed for conspiracy. [1]
February 25
  • Djem Sultan son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at age 35. [1]

1496

March 12
  • Johannes de Lapide [Johan Heynlin], German philosopher, dies. [1]
April 16
  • David van Bourgondie Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about age 69. [1]

1498

April 7
  • Charles VIII King of France (1483-98), dies at age 27. [1]
April 8
  • Charles VIII King of France (1483-98), beheaded at age 27. [1]
May 23
  • Girolamo Savonarola dictator of Florence (1494-98), tortured and executed in Florence at age 45. [1]
September 16
  • Tomas de Torquemada inquisitor who burned 10,000 people, dies. [1]

1499

January 9
  • Johan Cicero elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at age 43. [1]
April 29
  • John IV Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies. [1]

1500

April 11
  • Michael T Marullus Greeks poet, drowns. [1]
May 29
  • Bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez) Portuguese sea explorer, drowns. [1]

End of 1400-1500. Next: 1501.

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