1403 - Definition and Overview

Events

• July 21 - Battle of Shrewsbury. King Henry IV of England defeats a rebel army led by "Hotspur" Percy, who is killed.
• Jan Hus begins preaching Wycliffite ideas in Bohemia
• Ming Emperor Zhu Li renamed the old Yuan (Mongul) capital as Beijing
• Timur Lenk defeats Ottoman army
• Yung Lo Ta Tien, Chinese proto-encyclopedia has 22937 parts (only three printed) (According to other sources, 11092 parts)

Births

• February 22 - King Charles VII of France

Deaths

• Beyazid - former sultan of the Ottoman Empire (died in captivity)