1428

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

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)