Explore 63 historical events from 1420–1429.
Henry V, also called Henry of Monmouth, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1413 until his death in 1422. His victory at Agincourt in 1415 and his conq…
Henry V of England (born 1386)
Charles, Prince of Viana, sometimes called Charles IV of Navarre, was the eldest son of King John II of Aragon and Queen Blanche I of Navarre. He pre-deceased his father.
Charles, Prince of Viana (died 1461)
Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici was an Italian banker and patron of arts.
Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici, Italian noble (died 1463)
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, was an English magnate.
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (died 1461)
Mehmed I, also known as Mehmed Çelebi or Kirişçi, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1413 to 1421. Son of Sultan Bayezid I and his concubine Devlet Hatun, he fought with his…
Mehmed I, Ottoman sultan (born 1389)
Jean II Le Maingre, also known as Boucicaut, was a French knight and military leader. Renowned for his military skill and embodiment of chivalry, he was made a Marshal of France.
Jean Le Maingre, French general (born 1366)
Prince Henry of Portugal, Duke of Viseu, better known in English as Prince Henry the Navigator, was a Portuguese prince, a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire…
Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Order of Christ
The Republic of Venice, officially the Most Serene Republic of Venice and traditionally known as La Serenissima, was a sovereign state and maritime republic with its capital in Ven…
Troops of the Republic of Venice capture Udine, ending the independence of the Patria del Friuli
The Battle of Vítkov Hill was a part of the Hussite Wars. The battle pitted the forces of King Sigismund, against Hussite forces under command of Jan Žižka. Vítkov Hill was located…
Battle of Vítkov Hill, decisive victory of Czech Hussite forces commanded by Jan Žižka against Crusade army led by…
The 1420 Caldera earthquake was a pre-Columbian earthquake that shook the southern portion of Atacama Desert in the early morning of 31 August 1420 and caused tsunamis in Chile as …
The 8.8–9.4 Caldera earthquake shakes Chile's Atacama Region causing tsunami in Chile, Hawaii, and Japan.
George of Kunštát and Poděbrady, also known as Poděbrad or Podiebrad, was the sixteenth King of Bohemia, who ruled in 1458–1471. He was a leader of the Hussites, but moderate and t…
George of Poděbrady, King of Bohemia (died 1471)
William VIII Palaiologos was the Marquis of Montferrat from 1464 until his death.
William VIII, Marquis of Montferrat (died 1483)
Count Adolf I of Nassau-Siegen, German: Adolf I. Graf von Nassau-Siegen, was since 1384 Count of Diez, through his first marriage. With his brothers, he succeeded his father in 141…
Adolf I, Count of Nassau-Siegen (born 1362)
Pierre d'Ailly was a French theologian, astrologer and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Pierre d'Ailly, French theologian and cardinal (born 1351)
Robert Stewart was a Scottish prince and nobleman who ruled the Kingdom of Scotland as its effective monarch, under the title of Governor of Scotland, from 1406 until his death. Ro…
Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (born 1340)