Events

• End of the reign of Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan.
• Emperor Shoko ascends to the throne of Japan.
• John II, King of Castile declared Valladolid laws that restricted the social rights, mostly, of Jews. Among many other resrictions the laws forced Jews to wear distinctive clothes and denied from them any administrative positions.

Births

• January 6 - Saint Joan of Arc (d. 1531)

Deaths

• Queen Margaret I of Denmark.