- For the controversial book by Gavin Menzies, see: 1421: The Year China Discovered the World.
Year 1421 (MCDXXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
[edit] Events of 1421
- March 21 – Battle of Baugé: A small French force surprises and defeats a smaller English force under Thomas, Duke of Clarence, a brother of Henry V of England, in Normandy.
- May 26 – Mehmed I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, dies and is succeeded by his son Murad II.
- November 17 – 19 – St. Elizabeth flood: The coastal area near Dordrecht in the Netherlands is flooded due to the extremely high tide of the North Sea; 72 villages are drowned, killing about 10,000 people.
- John III of Dampierre, Marquis of Namur, sells his estates to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy.
- The first patent is issued by the Republic of Florence.[1]
- According to Gavin Menzies, the Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty The year for a theory which says that Ancient China had mapped and discovered the world. See also: 1421: The Year China Discovered The World.
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[edit] References
- ^ Terence, Kealey. The Economic Laws of Scientific Research. 1996.