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1421

Years: 1418 1419 1420 - 1421 - 1422 1423 1424

Decades: 1390s 1400s 1410s - 1420s - 1430s 1440s 1450s

Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

Events

• March 21 - Battle of Baugé . A small French force surprises and defeats an 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 18 - A seawall at the Zuider Zee dike breaks, flooding 72 villages and killing about 10,000 people in the Netherlands.
• Chinese ships subject to the Ming Dynasty reach the North American continent, according to amateur historian Gavin Menzies' book, John III of Dampierre, Marquis of Namur, sells his estates to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy

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Births

• December 6 - King Henry VI of England

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Deaths

• March 21 - Thomas, Duke of Clarence, 2nd son of King Henry IV of England
• May 26 - Mehmed I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

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