Year 1428 (MCDXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1428 October 12 – English forces under Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury, besiege Orléans. Jean de Dunois, the Bastard of Orléans, commands the defenders. October 24 – Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury,'s mortally wounded in an unsuccessful assault on Orléans. He's succeeded in command by William de la Pole, 4th Earl of Suffo… (More on 1428)