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Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1425. This year saw 3 significant events.

15th Century1420s

1425 Timeline

  1. BC Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty).

    Thutmose III (variously also spelled Tuthmosis or Thothmes, Ancient Egyptian: 𓅝𓄟𓄤𓆣), sometimes called Thutmose the Great, (1479–1425 BC) was the fifth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt.

  2. Countess Jacoba of Bavaria escapes from jail

    Countess Jacoba of Bavaria escapes from jail

  3. Pope Martin V founds the University of Leuven (Netherlands), today one of Europe's oldest universities [1]

    The Old University of Leuven is the name historians give to the university, or studium generale, founded in Leuven, Brabant (then part of the Burgundian Netherlands, now part of Belgium), in 1425.

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What happened in 1425?
In 1425, there were 3 significant historical events. Notable events include BC Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty)., Countess Jacoba of Bavaria escapes from jail, Pope Martin V founds the University of Leuven (Netherlands), today one of Europe's oldest universities [1].

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