1419 - Definition and Overview

Events

• 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

Births

• Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan

Deaths

• April 5 - Vincent Ferrer