1419
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1419 (MCDXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1419th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 419th year of the 2nd millennium, the 19th year of the 15th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1410s decade. As of the start of 1419, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

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Events of 1419
- January 19 – Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England which brings Normandy under the control of England.
- June 20 – Start of the Oei Invasion of Tsushima Island in Japan by Joseon Korea.
- July 30 – 1st defenestration of Prague
- September 10 – Assassination of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy by adherents of the Dauphin
- 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.
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Births
Deaths
- April 5 – Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (born 1350)
- August 16 – Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (born 1361)
- September 10 – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (assassinated) (born 1371)
- November 22 – Antipope John XXIII
- December 17 – William Gascoigne, Chief Justice of England
- date unknown – Je Tsongkhapa, founder of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism (born 1357)
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