1421

1421 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	1421; MCDXXI
Ab urbe condita	2174
Armenian calendar	870; ԹՎ ՊՀ
Assyrian calendar	6171
Balinese saka calendar	1342–1343
Bengali calendar	828
Berber calendar	2371
English Regnal year	8 Hen. 5 – 9 Hen. 5
Buddhist calendar	1965
Burmese calendar	783
Byzantine calendar	6929–6930
Chinese calendar	庚子年 (Metal Rat); 4118 or 3911; — to —; 辛丑年 (Metal Ox); 4119 or 3912
Coptic calendar	1137–1138
Discordian calendar	2587
Ethiopian calendar	1413–1414
Hebrew calendar	5181–5182
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1477–1478
- Shaka Samvat	1342–1343
- Kali Yuga	4521–4522
Holocene calendar	11421
Igbo calendar	421–422
Iranian calendar	799–800
Islamic calendar	823–824
Japanese calendar	Ōei 28; (応永２８年)
Javanese calendar	1335–1336
Julian calendar	1421; MCDXXI
Korean calendar	3754
Minguo calendar	491 before ROC ; 民前491年
Nanakshahi calendar	−47
Thai solar calendar	1963–1964
Tibetan calendar	阳金鼠年; (male Iron-Rat); 1547 or 1166 or 394; — to —; 阴金牛年; (female Iron-Ox); 1548 or 1167 or 395

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	14th century ; 15th century ; 16th century ;
Decades:	1400s ; 1410s ; 1420s ; 1430s ; 1440s ;
Years:	1418 ; 1419 ; 1420 ; 1421 ; 1422 ; 1423 ; 1424 ;

Last updated January 04, 2025

Year 1421 ( MCDXXI ) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.

Events

January–December

February 2 – Yongle Emperor, third emperor of the Ming dynasty, shifts the Ming capital from Nanjing to Beijing.
March 3 – Zheng He receives an imperial order from the Yongle Emperor to begin the Ming treasure voyages, carrying imperial letters, silk products and other gifts to various rulers of countries around the Indian Ocean.
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.^[1]
May 26 – Mehmed I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, dies and is succeeded by his son, Murad II.
November 17 – 19 – St. Elizabeth's 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, and the course of the Meuse is changed.

Date unknown

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.^[2]
Portuguese sailors sent by Henry the Navigator cross Cape Non, going as far as Cape Bojador.
Traditional date – Larabanga Mosque is founded, in modern-day northern Ghana.

Births

March 9 – Francesco Sassetti, Italian banker (d. 1490)
May 29 – Charles, Prince of Viana (d. 1461)
June 3 – Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici, Italian noble (d. 1463)
July 25 – Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (d. 1461)
August 1 – Thomas Dutton, English knight (d. 1459)
October 10 – John Paston, English politician (d. 1466)
December 6 – King Henry VI of England (d. 1471)^[3]
date unknown– Sōgi, Japanese poet and Buddhist priest (d. 1502)

Deaths

January 10 – Niccolò I Trinci, lord of Foligno (assassinated)
January 15 – Helvis of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, queen consort of Armenia and Cyprus (born 1353)
March 22 – Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, second son of Henry IV of England (killed in battle) (born 1388)^[1]
April 21 – John FitzAlan, 13th Earl of Arundel (born 1385)
May – Balša III, ruler of Zeta
May 26 – Mehmed I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1389)
June 21 – Jean Le Maingre, marshal of France (b. 1366)

Related Research Articles

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Year 1403 (MCDIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.

Year 1543 (MDXLIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. It is one of the years sometimes referred to as an "Annus mirabilis" because of its significant publications in science, considered the start of the Scientific Revolution.

The 1460s decade ran from January 1, 1460, to December 31, 1469.

The 1450s decade ran from January 1, 1450, to December 31, 1459.

The 1380s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1380, and ended on December 31, 1389.

Year 1410 (MCDX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.

The 1360s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1360, and ended on December 31, 1369.

Year 1415 (MCDXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.

Year 1400 (MCD) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The year 1400 was not a leap year in the Proleptic Gregorian calendar, it was a common year starting on Wednesday. The leap year began on a Thursday, and it ended on a Friday. The common year began on a Wednesday, and ended on a Wednesday, but the leap year ran from the Thursday to the Friday. The Wednesday at the beginning is January 1, the Wednesday at the end is December 31. It was the 1400th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 400th year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and last year of the 14th century, and the first year of the 1400s.

The 1440s decade ran from January 1, 1440, to December 31, 1449

The 1420s decade ran from January 1, 1420, to December 31, 1429.

The 1410s decade ran from January 1, 1410, to December 31, 1419.

The 1390s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1390, and ended on December 31, 1399.

Year 1407 (MCDVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.

Year 1411 (MCDXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.

Year 1420 (MCDXX) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.

Year 1425 (MCDXXV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.

The 1400s ran from January 1, 1400, to December 31, 1409.

References

1 2 Cambridge Antiquarian Society (Cambridge, England) (1958). Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. Deighton Bell. pp. 37–38.
↑ Terence, Kealey (1996), The Economic Laws of Scientific Research
↑ Szarmach, Paul E.; Tavormina, M. Teresa; Rosenthal, Joel T. (2017). Routledge Revivals: Medieval England (1998): An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 348. ISBN 9781351666374.

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[Cambridge-1] 1 2 Cambridge Antiquarian Society (Cambridge, England) (1958). Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. Deighton Bell. pp. 37–38.

[2] Terence, Kealey (1996), The Economic Laws of Scientific Research

[3] Szarmach, Paul E.; Tavormina, M. Teresa; Rosenthal, Joel T. (2017). Routledge Revivals: Medieval England (1998): An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 348. ISBN 9781351666374.

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Gregorian calendar	1421 MCDXXI
Ab urbe condita	2174
Armenian calendar	870 ԹՎ ՊՀ
Assyrian calendar	6171
Balinese saka calendar	1342–1343
Bengali calendar	828
Berber calendar	2371
English Regnal year	8 Hen. 5 – 9 Hen. 5
Buddhist calendar	1965
Burmese calendar	783
Byzantine calendar	6929–6930
Chinese calendar	庚子年 (Metal Rat) 4118 or 3911 — to — 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 4119 or 3912
Coptic calendar	1137–1138
Discordian calendar	2587
Ethiopian calendar	1413–1414
Hebrew calendar	5181–5182
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1477–1478
- Shaka Samvat	1342–1343
- Kali Yuga	4521–4522
Holocene calendar	11421
Igbo calendar	421–422
Iranian calendar	799–800
Islamic calendar	823–824
Japanese calendar	Ōei 28 (応永２８年)
Javanese calendar	1335–1336
Julian calendar	1421 MCDXXI
Korean calendar	3754
Minguo calendar	491 before ROC 民前491年
Nanakshahi calendar	−47
Thai solar calendar	1963–1964
Tibetan calendar	阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) 1547 or 1166 or 394 — to — 阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) 1548 or 1167 or 395

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