January 19 – Upon the death ofPrince Sigismund ofAnhalt-Dessau (now within the federal state ofSaxony-Anhalt in southeastern Germany), his four sons Waldemar IV, George, Albert V and Sigismund II become the joint rulers of the principality. Upon the death of Waldemar in 1417, Sigismund in 1452, and Albert in 1469, George will reign alone for five more years until his death in1469.
February 20 –Khalil Sultan becomes the new ruler of the western side of the Timurid Empire upon the death of his grandfather, the Mongol conquerorTimur, while the son of Timur,Shah Rukh, becomes the ruler of the eastern side.
December 21 – King Henry IV of England summons the members of the "Long Parliament", the sixth session of the English House of Commons and the House of Lords, to assemble at Westminster on "March 1, 1405", the "old style" date for March 1,1406.
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