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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

Yongle Encyclopedia, Chinese proto-encyclopedia has 22937 volumes (only three printed) (According to other sources, 11092 parts)

Belgrade became capital of Serbia for the first time.

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February 22 - King Charles VII of France (died 1461)

June 11 - John IV, Duke of Brabant (d. 1427)

Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros (died 1431)

Robert Wingfield, English politician (died 1454)

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July 21 - Henry Percy, English soldier (killed in battle)

July 23 - Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, English rebel (executed) (born 1343)

Beyazid, Ottoman Sultan (born 1354)

Katherine Swynford, English noblewoman

Hajji Zayn al-Attar, Persian physician

William de Lode, English prior