Jan 3 Catherine of Valois, Queen of Henry V of England, dies at 35 Jan 22 Niccolò de' Niccoli, Italian Renaissance humanist who collected classical manuscripts and developed Italics script, dies at about 73 James I (1394-1437) Feb 21 King of Scotland (1406-37), murdered in a coup attempt at 42 Nov 20 Thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363) Dec 9 Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1410-37), dies at 70 1436 Famous Deaths by Year 1438 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning