January 9 » The trial of Joan of Arc begins in Rouen.
May 30 » Hundred Years' War: In Rouen, France, the 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal. The Roman Catholic Church remembers this day as the celebration of Saint Joan of Arc.
July 1 » The Battle of La Higueruela takes place in Granada, leading to a modest advance of the Kingdom of Castile during the Reconquista.
December 16 » Hundred Years' War: Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris.
April 11 » War of the League of Cambrai: French forces led by Gaston de Foix win the Battle of Ravenna.
July 10 » The Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre commences with the capture of Goizueta.
August 10 » The naval Battle of Saint-Mathieu, during the War of the League of Cambrai, sees the simultaneous destruction of the Breton ship La Cordelière and the English ship The Regent.
October 19 » Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology.
October 21 » Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg.
December 27 » The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to native Indians in the New World.
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