1428

Years: 1425 1426 1427 - 1428 - 1429 1430 1431

Decades: 1390s 1400s 1410s - 1420s - 1430s 1440s 1450s

Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

Contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Heads of states

Events

• October 12 - English forces under Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury besiege Orléans. Jean, Comte 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 the Earl of Suffolk
• Emperor Go-Hanazono ascends to the throne of Japan
• Itzcóatl becomes ruler of the Aztecs. He eventually begins the construction of Tenochtitlan.

Births

• Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, English kingmaker (d. 1471)

Deaths

• February 3 - Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Ashikaga shogun
• November 3 - Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury.
• Emperor Shoko of Japan

Heads of states

• France - Charles VII the Victorious, King of France (1422-1461)
• Portugal - D.João I, King of Portugal (1385-1433)

See also: 1428, 1385, 1390s, 1400s, 1410s, 1420s, 1422, 1425, 1426, 1427