1428
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| Centuries: | 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
| Decades: | 1390s 1400s 1410s - 1420s - 1430s 1440s 1450s |
| Years: | 1425 1426 1427 - 1428 - 1429 1430 1431 |
| 1428 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture - |
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| Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments - Disestablishments |
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Year 1428 was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
[edit] Events of 1428
- October 12 - English forces under Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury, besiege Orléans. Jean de Dunois, the Bastard of Orléans, commands the defenders.
- October 24 - Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury, is mortally wounded in an unsuccessful assault on Orléans. He is succeeded in command by William de la Pole, 4th Earl of Suffolk.
- August 30 - Emperor Go-Hanazono accedes to the throne of Japan.
- Itzcóatl becomes ruler of the Aztecs. He eventually begins the construction of Tenochtitlan.
- The Aztec Triple Alliance (also known as The Aztec Empire) forms with the alliance of three Aztec city-states: Tenochtitlán, Texcoco, and Tlacopán.
- A serious fire occurs at Baynard's Castle in London.
- Voices tell Joan of Arc that the dauphin must be crowned and the English expelled from France.
| Gregorian calendar | 1428 MCDXXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2181 |
| Armenian calendar | 877 ԹՎ ՊՀԷ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -416 – -415 |
| Berber calendar | 2378 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1972 |
| Burmese calendar | 790 |
| Chinese calendar | 4064/4124-12-15 (丁未年十二月十五日) — to —
4065/4125-11-25(戊申年十一月廿五日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1144 – 1145 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1420 – 1421 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5188 – 5189 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1483 – 1484 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1350 – 1351 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4529 – 4530 |
| Holocene calendar | 11428 |
| Iranian calendar | 806 – 807 |
| Islamic calendar | 831 – 832 |
| Japanese calendar | Ōei 35Shocho 1 (正長元年) |
| Korean calendar | 3761 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1971 |
[edit] Births
- May 3 - Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495)
- September 21 - Jingtai Emperor of China (d. 1457)
- November 22 - Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, English kingmaker (d. 1471)
- date unknown - Donato Acciaioli, Italian scholar (d. 1478)
- probable - Didrik Pining, German explorer (approximate date)
[edit] Deaths
- February 3 - Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386)
- June 15 - Paulus Venetus, Catholic theologian
- August 27 - Jan Piast, Duke of Ziebice (b. 1370)
- August 30 - Emperor Shoko of Japan (b. 1401)
- November 3 - Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1388)
- December 27 - Elizabeth Lacković, Croatian-Hungarian noblewoman
- date unknown
- Zawisza Czarny, Polish knight and diplomat
- Maxtla, Tepanec ruler of Azcapotzalco
- probable
- Tommaso Masaccio, Italian painter (b. 1401)
- John Purvey, English theologian (b. 1353)
