What happened in 1420?
Treaty of Troyes, Battle of Vítkov Hill and Battle of Sudoměř — among 44 events recorded in 1420. A further 7 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 9
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Battle of Vítkov Hill
1420 battle in Prague
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Battle of Sudoměř
1420 second battle of the Hussite Wars
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Bavarian War
15th-century conflict in Bavaria
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Battle of Tábor
1420 battle of the Hussite Wars
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Sack of Sarai (1502)
1502 sack of a city
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War of the South Danube
1420–1432 war
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Siege of Samsun
1420 siege
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Moldavian–Ottoman Wars
15th century Eastern European conflicts
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Battle of La Rochelle
1420 part of the Hundred Years' War
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Troyes
15th-century treaty between England and France
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People 8
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Pierre d'Ailly died
French theologian and astrologer (1351–1420)
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Benedict Makrai died
Hungarian noble and diplomat
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Tomás de Torquemada born
Born in Torquemada. Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1420-1498).
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Mahmud Pasha born
Born in Novo Brdo. Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1456–1466, 1472–1474).
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George of Poděbrady born
Born in Poděbrady. King of Bohemia.
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Elizabeth Granowska died
Died in Kraków. Queen consort of Poland (1417–1420).
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Lamberto, Lord of Monaco born
Born in Monaco. Lord of Monaco (1420-1494).
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Wongyeong died
Died in Changgyeonggung. Queen consort of Joseon (1365–1420).
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Science & Technology 1
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Hall of Worthies
Research institute set up by Sejong the Great of the Korean Joseon Dynasty in March 1420
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Huchuy Qosqo
human settlement
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Religion & Belief Systems 5
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Al-Muhdhar Mosque
Historic mosque in Tarim, Yemen
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Bichintsi Mosque
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Taborite
A radical Hussite faction
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Ancien couvent Saint Antoine de Casabianca
Convent located in Haute-Corse, in France
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Honkō-ji Temple
Temple in Amagasaki-shi, Japan
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1420 Caldera earthquake
1420 earthquake and tsunami centered in northern Chile
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Architecture & Engineering 17
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Forbidden City
Chinese imperial palace in Beijing
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Palace of the Dukes of Braganza
Building in Guimarãeses, Braga District, Portugal
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Palace of Eternal Longevity
One of the Six Western Palaces in the Forbidden City
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Palace of Eternal Spring
One of the Six Western Palaces of the Forbidden City in Beijing
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San Francesco, Correggio
Church building in Correggio, Italy
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Yanxi Palace
One of the six Eastern palaces of the Forbbiden City, located in the eastern interior annexes
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Palace of Earthly Tranquility
Ming and Qing empresses' bedchamber; one of the three interior palaces of the Forbidden City, China; also known as "Zhong Gong"
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Palace of Earthly Honour
One of the Six Western Palaces in the Forbidden City
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St Peter's Church, Dorchester
Church in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK
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Kamerlengo Castle
Castle in Croatia
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Castello della Manta
Castle in Manta, Italy
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Jingren Palace
One of the six Eastern palaces of the Forbbiden City, located in the eastern interior annexes
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Jingyang Palace
One of the six Eastern palaces of the Forbbiden City, located in the eastern interior annexes
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Cheng Qian Palace
One of the six Eastern palaces of the Forbbiden City, located in the eastern interior annexes
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St. Joan of Arc Chapel
Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Capponi Chapel
Chapel in Santa Felicita, Florence
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Yōmei-ji Temple
Building in Shimane Prefecture, Japan
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Empires & Countries 1
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Buganda founded
Buganda was founded, with its capital at Kampala.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 7 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1420 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1420.
15th century 2
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Demetrios Chrysoloras died
Byzantine writer (14th-15th century)
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Aber Wrac'h 1
Shipwreck in France
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1420s 5
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Shrine of Our Lady of Africa
Church building in Ceuta, Spain
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Ulugh Beg Observatory
Observatory in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, built in the 1420s
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Ahmed Khan bin Küchük born
Born in Golden Horde. Khan of the Great Horde.
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expulsion of Jews from Austria
15th century Austrian Jewish pogrom
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Early Netherlandish painting
Work of artists active in the Low Countries during the 15th- and 16th-century Northern Renaissance
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