1403
| Years: 1400 1401 1402 – 1403 – 1404 1405 1406 | |
| Decades: 1370s 1380s 1390s – 1400s – 1410s 1420s 1430s | |
| Centuries: 14th century – 15th century – 16th century | |
Events
- July 21 – Battle of Shrewsbury. King Henry IV of England defeats a rebel army led by "Hotspur" Percy, who is killed.
- Jan Hus begins preaching Wycliffite ideas in Bohemia
- Ming Emperor Zhu Li renamed the old Yuan (Mongul) capital as Beijing
- Timur Lenk defeats Ottoman army
- Yongle Encyclopedia, Chinese proto-encyclopedia has 22937 volumes (only three printed) (According to other sources, 11092 parts)
Births
- February 22 – King Charles VII of France (d. 1461)
Deaths
- Beyazid – former sultan of the Ottoman Empire (died in captivity)
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