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1421
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March 21 - Battle of Beaugé . A small French force surprises and defeats an English force under Thomas, Duke of Clarence, a brother of Henry V of England, in Normandy.
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May 26 - Mehmed I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Murad II.
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November 17-19 - St. Elizabeth flood. The coastal area near Dordrecht in the Netherlands was flooded due to extremely high tide of the North Sea. 72 villages were drowned, killing about 10,000 people.
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Chinese ships subject to the Ming Dynasty reach the North American continent, according to amateur historian Gavin Menzies' book, 1421: The Year China Discovered The World.
- John III of Dampierre , Marquis of Namur, sells his estates to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy
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Last updated: 09-12-2005 02:39:13
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