Jan 28 Robert le Maçon, Chancellor of France Apr 12 Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury May 9 Niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies at 70 Jun 5 Ferdinand, the Holy Prince, Portuguese prince, dies serving as a hostage in Moorish Fez, at 40 Aug 16 Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) 1442 Famous Deaths by Year 1444 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning