1434
Gil Eanes Rounds Cape Bojador
For decades Portuguese caravels had turned back at the Saharan headland where, sailors swore, the sea boiled and monsters waited.
Cosimo de Medici Returns to Florence
The exiled banker re-entered the city through the San Gallo gate to crowd acclamation, and the Albizzi fled.
Van Eyck Paints the Arnolfini Portrait
In Bruges, Jan Van Eyck finished a small oil panel of a merchant and his wife in a bedchamber…
Battle of Lipany
Moderate Utraquist Hussites defeated the radical Taborites and Orebites in a decisive engagement at Lipany.
Gomes Eanes Reaches Senegal
Portuguese caravels continued their systematic charting of the West African coast.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1434?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1434. The most significant is Gil Eanes Rounds Cape Bojador: For decades Portuguese caravels had turned back at the Saharan headland where, sailors swore, the sea boiled and monsters waited.
What era was 1434 part of?
1434 falls within the Late Middle Ages (1301-1500). Plague, papal schism, and the seeds of nation-states.
Which regions saw notable events in 1434?
The events from 1434 span Africa and Europe.