1440

1440 in variouscalendars
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

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	14th century; 15th century; 16th century;
Decades:	1420s; 1430s; 1440s; 1450s; 1460s;
Years:	1437; 1438; 1439; 1440; 1441; 1442; 1443;

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

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 Sweden Karl 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.

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.

^"Itzcóatl, 'Serpiente de obsidiana' (1427–1440)"[ "Itzcóatl, 'Obsidian Snake' (1427–1440)" ].Arqueologia Mexicana(in Spanish). July 4, 2016.RetrievedJune 6,2019.

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