What happened in 1442?
Battle of Hermannstadt, Siege of Dieppe and Niujie Mosque — among 22 events recorded in 1442.
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Wars & Conflicts 2
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Battle of Hermannstadt
1442 battle during the Ottoman–Hungarian Wars
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Siege of Dieppe
1442 siege
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People 8
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Elizabeth of Luxembourg died
Princess and Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia, and Regent of Hungary
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Lê Thái Tông died
Vietnamese emperor
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Minyekyawswa of Ava died
King of Ava
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Johannes von Gmunden died
German astronomer
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Lê Thánh Tông born
Born in Hanoi. Emperor of Đại Việt (1442-1497) (r. 1460-1497).
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Edward IV of England born
Born in Rouen. King of England from 1461 to 1470 and 1471 to 1483.
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Yolanda de Aragon died
Died in Saumur. Infanta de Aragon, titular queen consort of Naples, French noble (1384-1442).
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Tamás Bakócz born
Born in Ardud. Catholic cardinal (1442-1521).
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Science & Technology 1
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Beijing Ancient Observatory
Observatory
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Religion & Belief Systems 3
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Niujie Mosque
Mosque in Beijing
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Id Kah Mosque
Mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
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Wat Botum
15th-century pagoda and Buddhist temple in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Architecture & Engineering 6
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San Giorgio
Church building in Chieri, Italy
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Santa Maria di Gesù, Catania
Church building in Catania, Italy
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Aragonese Castle
Fortified volcanic islet near the island of Ischia, northwest of the bay of Naples
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Zawiyet Sidi Boushaki
Zawiya of Rahmaniyya Sufi Order in Algeria
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Toyokawa Inari
Buddhist temple in Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan
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Drongtse Monastery
Building in Drongtse Monastery, China
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Empires & Countries 2
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Principality of Mingrelia founded
Principality of Mingrelia was founded, with its capital at Zugdidi.
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Kingdom of Trinacria dissolved
Kingdom of Trinacria ceased to exist, having been centered at Palermo.
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