1419

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Year 1419 (MCDXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

January–December

January 19 – Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England, which brings Normandy under the control of England.

June 20 – The Oei Invasion of Tsushima Island in Japan by Joseon Korea begins.

July 30 – The first Defenestration of Prague occurs in Bohemia.

September 10 – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin.

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Portuguese sea captains João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira, at the service of Prince Henry the Navigator, discover the Madeira islands.

The University of Rostock is established as the oldest university of northern Europe.

The Timurid ruler of Persia, Mirza Shahrukh (r. 1404–1447), sends a large embassy to the court of the Yongle Emperor of China. One of the Persian envoys, Ghiyāth al-dīn Naqqāsh, keeps a diary of his travels throughout China, which soon became widely known throughout Iranian and Turkic Middle East thanks to its inclusion into historical works by Hafiz-i Abru and Abdur Razzaq. Naqqash writes about China's wealthy economy and huge urban markets, its efficient courier system as compared to that in Persia, the hospitality of his hosts at the courier stations in providing comfortable lodging and food, and the fine luxurious goods and craftsmanship of the Chinese.