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1420
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| 1420 by topic |
| Arts and science |
| Architecture - Art |
| Politics |
| State leaders - Sovereign states |
| Birth and death categories |
| Births - Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments - Disestablishments |
1420 in other calendars
| Gregorian calendar |
1420
MCDXX |
| Ab urbe condita |
2173 |
| Armenian calendar |
869
ԹՎ ՊԿԹ |
| Chinese calendar |
4116 – 4117
己亥 – 庚子 |
| Ethiopian calendar |
1412 – 1413 |
| Hebrew calendar |
5180 – 5181 |
| Hindu calendars |
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| - Vikram Samvat |
1475 – 1476 |
| - Shaka Samvat |
1342 – 1343 |
| - Kali Yuga |
4521 – 4522 |
| Iranian calendar |
798 – 799 |
| Islamic calendar |
823 – 824 |
Events
- May 21 - Treaty of Troyes. With the Burgundian faction dominant in France, King Charles VI of France acknowledges Henry V of England as his heir and as virtual ruler of most of France.
- May 25 - Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Order of Christ.
- Hussite Wars - Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor fails at the battle of Vysehrad and is ejected from Bohemia.
- Catherine of Valois marries Henry V of England.
- Henry V of England commences construction of Grace Dieu (ship)
- Construction begins on the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.
- World population reaches 375 million.
Births
- November 24 - John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (died 1473)
- Jean Fouquet, French painter (died 1481)
- Nicolas Jenson, French engraver (died 1480)
Deaths
- September 3 - Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, regent of Scotland
- Pierre d'Ailly, French theologian and cardinal (born 1350)
- Epifaniy the Wise, Russian saint
- Andrew of Wyntoun, Scottish chronicler (born 1350)
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