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England's Henry V begins a 3-year move across Normandy; having defeated the French last year at Agincourt, his forces will take Caen, Bayeux, Lisieux, Alençon, Falaise, and Cherbourg (see 1419).
Denmark's Erik VII launches a war against the counts of Holstein to regain sovereignty over Schleswig. Hostilities will continue until 1422 (see 1426).
Aragon's Ferdinand I dies at Igualada, Catalonia, April 2 at age 36 (approximate) after a 3-year reign in which he has helped to end the Great Schism in the Catholic Church by withdrawing his support of the antipope Benedict XIII who helped him gain election to Aragon's throne. Ferdinand is succeeded by his 19-year-old son, who will reign until his death in 1458 as Alfonso V. Brought up in the Castilian court (his barren wife [and cousin], Maria, is the daughter of Castile's Enrico III), the new king antagonizes some Aragonese and Catalans by removing Aragon's supreme law officer (the justicia) from his position and retaining some Castilian counselors (see naval expedition, 1420).
A Venetian fleet under the command of nobleman Pietro Loredan defeats an Ottoman fleet that has been threatening Venice's merchant ships in the Dardanelles. The doge forces the sultan to conclude peace, ending the first war between Venice and the Ottoman Empire.
A Chinese fleet under Zheng He (Cheng Ho) reaches Aden (see 1412). Arab traders tell the admiral about Europe, but his own civilization is so far advanced that he sees little point in pressing on to make contact with a less cosmopolitan people (see 1421).
Sculpture: St. George by Donatello.
The grand duke of Tuscany demarks Italy's Chianti Classico region.
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