1421
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| Years: 1418 1419 1420 - 1421 - 1422 1423 1424 |
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| Decades: 1390s 1400s 1410s - 1420s - 1430s 1440s 1450s |
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| Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
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| 1421 by topic |
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| Arts and science |
| Architecture - Art |
| Politics |
| State leaders - Sovereign states |
| Birth and death categories |
| Births - Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Gregorian calendar | 1421 MCDXXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2174 |
| Armenian calendar | 870 ԹՎ ՊՀ |
| Chinese calendar | 4057/4117-11-28 (庚子年十一月廿八日) — to —
4058/4118-12-7(辛丑年十二月初七日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1413 – 1414 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5181 – 5182 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1476 – 1477 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1343 – 1344 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4522 – 4523 |
| Iranian calendar | 799 – 800 |
| Islamic calendar | 824 – 825 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2081 (皇紀2081年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 11421 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1964 |
- For the controversial hypothesis advanced by Gavin Menzies, see 1421 hypothesis. For the book, see 1421: The Year China Discovered The World.
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[edit] Events
- March 21 - Battle of Baugé. A small French force surprises and defeats a smaller English force under Thomas, Duke of Clarence, a brother of Henry V of England, in Normandy.
- May 26 - Mehmed I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Murad II.
- November 17–19 - St. Elizabeth flood. The coastal area near Dordrecht in the Netherlands was flooded due to extremely high tide of the North Sea. 72 villages were drowned, killing about 10,000 people.
- John III of Dampierre, Marquis of Namur, sells his estates to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy
- The first patent is issued by the Republic of Florence.[1]
[edit] Births
- July 25 - Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (died 1461)
- December 6 - King Henry VI of England (died 1471)
- Sogi, Buddhist priest and Japanese poet (died 1502)
- Agnès Sorel, mistress of Charles VII of France
- Ponhea Yat, ruler of the Khmer Empire (died 1467)
[edit] Deaths
- March 22 - Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, second son of Henry IV of England (killed in battle) (born 1388)
- May 26 - Mehmed I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1389)
- John FitzAlan, 13th Earl of Arundel (born 1385)
- John de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros (born 1396)
[edit] References
- ^ Terence, Kealey. The Economic Laws of Scientific Research. 1996.
