Major Events Jun 24 Eton College founded in England by Henry VI Aug 23 Holland & Hanzesteden sign cease fire treaty Born in 1441 Feb 9 Ali-Shir Nava'i, Timurid poet and writer (Mahbub ul-Qulub) considered a founder of early Turkic literature, born in Herat, Timurid Empire (d. 1501) Mar 24 Ernst I, Elector of Saxony (1464-86), born in Meissen (d. 1486) Who Died in 1441 Jul 9 Jan van Eyck, Flemish painter (The Ghent Altarpiece), dies Jul 12 Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shÅgun (1429-41), assassinated in evening play by the Akamatsu family at 48 1440 History by Year 1442 Medieval Popes Gregory I Gregory XIII Julius II Julius III Leo X Pius V
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Gregory XIII
Julius II
Julius III
Leo X
Pius V