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Years: 1416 1417 1418 - 1419 - 1420 1421 1422
Decades: 1380s 1390s 1400s - 1410s - 1420s 1430s 1440s
Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

January 19 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England which brings Normandy under the control of England.
July 30 - Battle of Prague - Hussite forces under Jan Zizka defeat the army of Emperor Sigismund, who is forced to withdraw from Bohemia.
September 10 - Assassination of Duke John of Burgundy 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


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