1428
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| Years: 1425 1426 1427 - 1428 - 1429 1430 1431 |
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| Decades: 1390s 1400s 1410s - 1420s - 1430s 1440s 1450s |
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| Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
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Events
- October 12 - English forces under Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury besiege Orléans. Jean de Dunois, the Bastard of Orléans, commands the defenders.
- October 24 - Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury is mortally wounded in an unsuccessful assault on Orléans. He is succeeded in command by the Earl of Suffolk
- Emperor Go-Hanazono ascends to the throne of Japan
- Itzcóatl becomes ruler of the Aztecs. He eventually begins the construction of Tenochtitlan.
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Births
- May 3 - Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (died 1495)
- September 21 - Jingtai Emperor of China (died 1457)
- Donato Acciaiuoli, Italian scholar (died 1478)
- Abulkhair Khan, Uzbek leader (died 1468)
- Didrik Pining, German explorer (approximate date)
- Leonor of Viseu, Princess and later Queen of Portugal (died 1525)
- Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, English kingmaker (died 1471)
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Deaths
- February 3 - Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (born 1386)
- June 15 - Paulus Venetus, Catholic theologian
- August 27 - Jan Piast, Duke of Ziebice (born 1370)
- August 30 - Emperor Shoko of Japan (born 1401)
- November 3 - Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (mortally wounded in battle) (born 1388)
- Zawisza Czarny, Polish knight and diplomat
- Elizabeth Lackovic, Croatian-Hungarian noblewoman
- Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (born 1401)
- Maxtla, Tepanec ruler of Azcapotzalco
- John Purvey, English theologian (born 1353)
