1422
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| Decades: | 1390s 1400s 1410s – 1420s – 1430s 1440s 1450s |
| Years: | 1419 1420 1421 – 1422 – 1423 1424 1425 |
| 1422 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology – Architecture – |
| Art – Literature – Music – Science |
| Leaders: State leaders – Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments – Disestablishments |
| Births – Deaths – Works |
Year 1422 (MCDXXII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
[edit] Events of 1422
- January 10 – Hussite Wars – Battle of Nemecky Brod: The Hussites defeat 2,000 Royalist Crusaders.
- March 21 – The Siege of Meaux begins.
- August 31 – Henry VI becomes King of England.
- October 21 – With the death of King Charles VI of France, Henry VI of England is proclaimed King of France in Paris, while the Dauphin, Charles, is proclaimed King Charles VII of France in Bourges.
- Venice population – 84,000; 200 men of them rule.
- Florence population – 40,000; 600 men of them rule.
- Ottoman forces overrun the last domains of Constantine II of Bulgaria, who dies in exile at the Serbian court; end of the Bulgarian Empire.
| Gregorian calendar | 1422 MCDXXII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2175 |
| Armenian calendar | 871 ԹՎ ՊՀԱ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -422 – -421 |
| Berber calendar | 2372 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1966 |
| Burmese calendar | 784 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6930 – 6931 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛丑年十二月初八日 (4058/4118-12-8) — to —
壬寅年十二月十八日(4059/4119-12-18) |
| Coptic calendar | 1138 – 1139 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1414 – 1415 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5182 – 5183 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1477 – 1478 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1344 – 1345 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4523 – 4524 |
| Holocene calendar | 11422 |
| Iranian calendar | 800 – 801 |
| Islamic calendar | 824 – 826 |
| Japanese calendar | Ōei 29 (応永29年) |
| Korean calendar | 3755 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1965 |
[edit] Births
- November 27 – Gaston IV of Foix (d. 1472)
- date unknown – Babur Ibn-Baysunkur, Timurid ruler in Khurasan (d. 1457)
- probable – William Caxton, English printer (d. c. 1491)
[edit] Deaths
- March 9 – Jan Želivský, Hussite priest (executed) (b. 1380)
- July 8 – Michele of Valois, daughter of Charles VI of France (b. 1395)
- August 31 – King Henry V of England (b. 1387)
- September 17 – Emperor Constantine II of Bulgaria (b. after 1370)
- October 21 – King Charles VI of France (b. 1368)
- probable – Thomas Walsingham, English chronicler
