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May 14, 1438Born on Tuesday May 15, 1438
- Margaret Christian Montgomery, Ardrossen, Ayrshire, Scotland († 1493)
- Margaret Christian Stewart (Montgomerie Montgomery), Ardrossen, Ayrshire, Scotland († 1493)
- Margaret (Margaret Montegomery Montgomerie The Fair Maid of Galloway Margaret "The Fair Maid " Douglas Margaret. (Murray) ) Montgomerie, Androssen, Ayrshire, Scotland († 1493)
- Margaret Montgomery, Ardrossen, Ayrshire, Scotland († 1493)
- Margaret Christian Countess Lennox Montgomery, Ardrossen, Ayrshire, Scotland († 1493)
- Matthew Stewart, Darnley, Darnley, Refrewshire, Scotland († 1513)
- Margaret Countess of Lennoz Montgomerie († 1493)
Born on May 15
- 1397 » Sejong the Great, Korean king of Joseon († 1450)
- 1531 » Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg († 1581)
- 1565 » Hendrick de Keyser, Dutch sculptor and architect († 1621)
- 1567 » Claudio Monteverdi, Italian priest and composer († 1643)
- 1608 » René Goupil, French-American missionary and saint († 1642)
- 1633 » Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, French noble († 1707)
- 1645 » George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, British judge († 1689)
- 1655 » Pope Innocent XIII († 1724)
- 1689 » Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English writer († 1762)
- 1720 » Maximilian Hell, Hungarian priest and astronomer († 1792)
Died on May 15
- 1268 » Peter II, count of Savoy (b. 1203)
- 1461 » Domenico Veneziano, Italian painter (b. c. 1410)
- 1464 » Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (b. 1436)
- 1470 » Charles VIII, king of Sweden (b. 1409)
- 1585 » Niwa Nagahide, Japanese samurai (b. 1535)
- 1609 » Giovanni Croce, Italian composer and educator (b. 1557)
- 1615 » Henry Bromley, English politician (b. 1560)
- 1634 » Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (b. 1585)
- 1698 » Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)
- 1699 » Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet, English politician (b. 1631)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1438
- Graaf Filips I de Goede (Beiers Huis) was from 1433 till 1467 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- January 24 » The Council of Basel suspends Pope Eugene IV.
- February 2 » Nine leaders of the Transylvanian peasant revolt are executed at Torda.
- March 18 » Albert II of Habsburg becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
- July 6 » A temporary compromise between the rebellious Transylvanian peasants and the noblemen is signed in Kolozsmonostor Abbey.