1424 ( MCDXXIV ) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar , the 1424th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 424th year of the 2nd millennium , the 24th year of the 15th century , and the 5th year of the 1420s decade. As of the start of 1424, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events of 1424 [ change | change source ]

• August 17 ? Battle of Verneuil ? An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under the Duke of Alencon , John Stewart , and Earl Archibald of Douglas . Alencon 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 [ change | change source ]

• 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 [ change | change source ]

• 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 ?i?ka , Czech general and Hussite leader
• probable ? Johannes Abezier , provost and bishop of the Teutonic Knights (born 1380 )