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=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 11]] &ndash; [[Ming Dynasty]] fleet commander [[Zheng He]] sets sail from [[Suzhou, Jiangsu|Suzhou]], to [[Treasure voyages|explore the world]] for the first time.
* [[August 29]] &ndash; [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal]] [[Angelo Acciaioli (cardinal)|Angelo Acciaioli]] is appointed by [[Pope Innocent VII]] to be the [[Apostolic Chancery|Grand Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church]], filling a vacancy that has existed since the death of [[Francesco Moricotti Prignani]] in 1394.
* [[September 20]] &ndash; [[An-Nasir Faraj]], the [[Mamluk]] [[List of Mamluk sultans|Sultan of Egypt and Syria]], flees [[Cairo]] and names his brother [[Izz al-Din Abd al-Aziz]] as the [[regent]] during his absence. Faraj returns two months later and reclaims the throne.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Mameluke; or, Slave dynasty of Egypt, 1260-1517, A. D.|first=William |last=Muir|author-link=William Muir|year=1896|publisher=Smith, Elder|pages=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.54381/page/n169/mode/1up 121]−[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.54381/page/n176/mode/1up 128]}}</ref>