1440
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Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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1440 in poetry |
Gregorian calendar | 1440 MCDXL |
Ab urbe condita | 2193 |
Armenian calendar | 889 ԹՎ ՊՁԹ |
Assyrian calendar | 6190 |
Balinese saka calendar | 1361–1362 |
Bengali calendar | 847 |
Berber calendar | 2390 |
English Regnal year | 18Hen. 6– 19Hen. 6 |
Buddhist calendar | 1984 |
Burmese calendar | 802 |
Byzantine calendar | 6948–6949 |
Chinese calendar | Kỷ vịNiên (EarthGoat) 4137 or 3930 — to — Canh thân niên (MetalMonkey) 4138 or 3931 |
Coptic calendar | 1156–1157 |
Discordian calendar | 2606 |
Ethiopian calendar | 1432–1433 |
Hebrew calendar | 5200–5201 |
Hindu calendars | |
-Vikram Samvat | 1496–1497 |
-Shaka Samvat | 1361–1362 |
-Kali Yuga | 4540–4541 |
Holocene calendar | 11440 |
Igbo calendar | 440–441 |
Iranian calendar | 818–819 |
Islamic calendar | 843–844 |
Japanese calendar | Eikyō12 ( vĩnh hưởng 12 niên ) |
Javanese calendar | 1355–1356 |
Julian calendar | 1440 MCDXL |
Korean calendar | 3773 |
Minguo calendar | 472 beforeROC Dân tiền 472 niên |
Nanakshahi calendar | −28 |
Thai solar calendar | 1982–1983 |
Tibetan calendar | Âm thổ dương niên (female Earth-Goat) 1566 or 1185 or 413 — to — Dương kim hầu niên (male Iron-Monkey) 1567 or 1186 or 414 |
1440(MCDXL) was aleap year starting on Fridayof theJulian calendar,the 1440th year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 440th year of the2nd millennium,the 40th year of the15th century,and the 1st year of the1440sdecade. As of the start of 1440, the Gregorian calendar was 9 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
[edit]January–December
[edit]- February-June–Praguerie:The French nobility rises up against KingCharles VII.
- February 21– ThePrussian Confederationis formed.
- April 9–Christopher of Bavariais electedKing of Denmark.
- April–Murad IIlays siege toBelgrade.The city is heavily damaged, but the defenders' use ofartilleryprevents theTurksfrom capturing the city.
- September 12–Eton Collegeis founded byHenry VI of England.
- September 13– Breton knightGilles de Raisis taken into custody, upon an accusation of murdering children brought against him by theBishop of Nantes.
- September– The term ofRegent of SwedenKarl Knutsson Bondeends, as newly elected king of DenmarkChristopher of Bavariais also elected king of Sweden.
- October 22–Gilles de Raisconfesses, and is sentenced to death.
Date unknown
[edit]- Itzcóatl,Aztecruler ofTenochtitlan,dies and is succeeded byMoctezuma I(Moctezuma Ilhuicamina).
- Lorenzo Valla'sDe falso credita et ementita Constantini Donatione declamatiodemonstrates that theDonation of Constantineis a forgery.
- Sir Richard Molyneux is appointed constable ofLiverpool Castle,inEngland.
- TheMing dynastygovernment ofChinabegins a decade-long series of issuing harsh edicts towards those who illegally minesilver,the latter known as 'miner bandits' (kuangzei), a trend begun in1438.The government wants to cap the amount of silver circulating into the market, as more grain taxes are converted into silver taxes. The government establishes community night watches known as 'watches and tithings' (baojia), who ensure thatillegal miningactivities are brought to a halt. However, these are desperate measures, as illegal silver mining continues to thrive as a dangerous but lucrative venture.
- Uwaifiokun,Oba of Benin,is killed by his brother, the Prince Ogun, who succeeds him asEwuare I.
- Zhu Quanwrites theCha Pu( "Tea Manual" ) inChina.
Births
[edit]- January 22:Ivan III of Russia(d.1505)
- February 13:Hartmann Schedel,German physician (d.1514)
- date unknown:Clara Tott,German court singer (d.1520)
Deaths
[edit]- March 9:Frances of Rome,ItalianBenedictinenun and saint (b.1384)
- March 20:Sigismund Kęstutaitis,Grand Duke of Lithuania(b.1365)
- April 2:Giovanni Vitelleschi,ItalianRoman Catholicbishop and soldier
- April 6:Henry Wardlaw,Scottish church leader
- September 20:Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg(b.1371)
- September 30:Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn,English soldier and politician
- October 12:Ginevra d'Este(b.1419)
- October 26:Gilles de Rais,French soldier (b.1404)
- November 13:Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmoreland
- date unknown:
- Itzcóatl,AztecTlatoani(ruler) ofTenochtitlan[1]
- Uwaifiokun,Oba of Benin
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SaintFrances of Rome
References
[edit]- ^"Itzcóatl, 'Serpiente de obsidiana' (1427–1440)"[ "Itzcóatl, 'Obsidian Snake' (1427–1440)" ].Arqueologia Mexicana(in Spanish). July 4, 2016.RetrievedJune 6,2019.