1441
First African Slaves Arrive in Portugal
A Portuguese caravel captained by Antao Goncalves landed at Lagos with ten captives taken from the Mauritanian coast.
Donatello Casts the Bronze David
The Florentine sculptor produced the first free-standing nude bronze since antiquity…
Sejong Commissions Rain Gauge
King Sejong of Korea ordered the construction of standardized bronze rain gauges to be distributed across the kingdom's provinces…
Mayapan Falls in Yucatan
The last centralized Maya political authority, the walled city of Mayapan in the northern Yucatan, was sacked and permanently abandoned following a violent…
Eton College Founded
Henry VI laid the foundation stone for a college at Eton to educate seventy poor scholars in preparation for his companion foundation at King's College…
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What happened in the year 1441?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1441. The most significant is First African Slaves Arrive in Portugal: A Portuguese caravel captained by Antao Goncalves landed at Lagos with ten captives taken from the Mauritanian coast.
What era was 1441 part of?
1441 falls within the Late Middle Ages (1301-1500). Plague, papal schism, and the seeds of nation-states.
Which regions saw notable events in 1441?
The events from 1441 span Africa, Europe, East Asia and North America.