1421

Centuries:	14th century - 15th century - 16th century
Decades:	1390s 1400s 1410s - 1420s - 1430s 1440s 1450s
Years:	1418 1419 1420 - 1421 - 1422 1423 1424

1421 in topic:
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Art - Literature - Music - Science
Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors
Category: Establishments - Disestablishments
Births - Deaths - Works v • d • e

For the controversial hypothesis advanced by Gavin Menzies, see: 1421 hypothesis. For the book, see: 1421: The Year China Discovered the World.

Year 1421 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

[edit] Events of 1421

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 is flooded due to the extremely high tide of the North Sea; 72 villages are 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]
1421 Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty The year for a theory which says that Ancient China had mapped and discovered the world. 1421: The Year China Discovered the World

July 25 - Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (died 1461)
December 6 - King Henry VI of England (died 1471)
date unknow
- Sōgi, Buddhist priest and Japanese poet (died 1502)
- Agnès Sorel, mistress of Charles VII of France
- Ponhea Yat, ruler of the Khmer Empire (died 1467)