1419

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Year 1419 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events of 1419

• January 19 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England, which brings Normandy under the control of England.
• June 20 - The Oei Invasion of Tsushima Island in Japan by Joseon Korea begins.
• July 30 - The first Defenestration of Prague occurs.
• September 10 - John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin.
• Portuguese sea captains João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira, at the service of Prince Henry the Navigator, discover the Madeira islands.
• The University of Rostock is established as the oldest university of northern Europe.
• The Timurid ruler of Persia, Mirza Shahrukh (r. 1404–1447), sends a large embassy to the Ming Dynasty of China during the reign of the Yongle Emperor (r. 1402–1424). One of the Persian envoys, Ghiyasu'd-Din Naqqah, keeps a diary of his travels throughout China, some of the contents of which are preserved in court documents thanks to the court historian Hafiz Abru. Naqqah writes about China's wealthy economy and huge urban markets, its efficient courier system as compared to that in Persia, the hospitality of his hosts at the courier stations in providing comfortable lodging and food, and the fine luxurious goods and craftsmenship of the Chinese.

Births

• July 10 - Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (d. 1471)

Deaths

• April 5 - Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)
• August 16 - Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361)
• September 10 - John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (assassinated) (b. 1371)
• November 22 - Antipope John XXIII
• December 17 - William Gascoigne, Chief Justice of England
• date unknown - Je Tsongkhapa, founder of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism (b.1357)

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