- Jun 6 Vecchietta, Italian artist and architect
- Jul 6 Antonio Squarcialupi [Giovanni], Italian composer and organist (Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, 1432-80), dies at 64
- Jul 10 René of Anjou, King of Naples (1435-42) and last heir of the House of Anjou, dies at 71
- Nov 20 Eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies
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