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Earliest mention of Prague's astronomical clock, the world's oldest still in operation, built by Mikuláš of Kadaň and Ja

Earliest mention of Prague's astronomical clock, the world's oldest still in operation, built by Mikuláš of Kadaň and Jan Šindel

Earliest mention of Prague's astronomical clock, the world's oldest still in operation, built by Mikuláš of Kadaň and Jan Šindel

Events Before

  1. Austrian civil war ends

    Austrian civil war ends

  2. Council of Pisa opens - elects Antipope Alexander V

    The Council of Pisa (Latin: Concilium Pisarum; Italian: Concilio di Pisa, also nicknamed the conciliabolo, "secret meeting", by those who considered it illegitimate) was a controversial council held...

  3. Council of Pisa selects Petros Philargi as 3rd Pope: Alexander V

    Council of Pisa selects Petros Philargi as 3rd Pope: Alexander V

  4. Council of Pisa, an attempt to end the Western Schism in the Catholic Church with two opposing popes, closes after elect

    Council of Pisa, an attempt to end the Western Schism in the Catholic Church with two opposing popes, closes after electing a third, Alexander V

  5. The University of Leipzig opens

    Leipzig University (German: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in...

Events After

  1. Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place

    Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place

  2. The Medici family is appointed official banker of the Papacy

    The Medici family is appointed official banker of the Papacy

  3. Joan of Arc is born

    Joan of Arc, French folk heroine and saint, known for french folk heroine and saint, was born on 1412-01-06.

  4. King Ladislaw of Naples occupies Rome

    King Ladislaw of Naples occupies Rome

  5. Council of Constance (16th ecumenical council) opens

    The Council of Constance (Latin: Concilium Constantiense; German: Konzil von Konstanz) was an ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that was held from 1414 to 1418 in the Bishopric of Constance...

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