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1424

Year 1424 was a Leap Year Starting On Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian Calendar .

EVENTS OF 1424

August 17 - Battle Of Verneuil - An English force under John, Duke Of Bedford defeats a larger French army under the Duke Of Alençon , John Stewart , and Earl Archibald Of Douglas . Alençon was captured and Douglas killed.

June - Battle Of L'Aquila - Jacopo Caldora and Micheletto Attendolo for the Kingdom Of Naples defeat Braccio Da Montone for Alfonso V Of Aragon .

BIRTHS

October 31 - King Wladislaus III Of Poland (died 1444 )

''date unknown''

--- Demetrius Chalcondyles , Greek scholar (died 1511 )

--- Abu Sa'id , ruler of Persia and Afghanistan (died 1469 )

DEATHS

January 4 - Muzio Sforza , Italian condottiero

May 10 - Emperor Go-Kameyama of Japan

June 5 - Braccio Da Montone , Italian Condottiero

June 10 - Duke Ernest Of Austria (born 1377 )

June 16 - Johannes Ambundii , Archbishop of Riga

August 12 - Yongle Emperor of China (born 1360 )

December 31 - Thomas Beaufort, 1st Duke Of Exeter , English military leader

''date unknown''

--- Parameswara , Malay prince (born 1344 )

--- Jan Žižka , Czech general and Hussite leader

''probable'' - Johannes Abezier , provost and bishop of the Teutonic Knights (born 1380 )