1440
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| Decades: | 1410s 1420s 1430s – 1440s – 1450s 1460s 1470s |
| Years: | 1437 1438 1439 – 1440 – 1441 1442 1443 |
1440 Media
- Saint Frances of Rome
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Year 1440 (MCDXL) was a leap year which started on a Sunday in the Julian calendar. It was the first year of the 1440s decade.
Events
- February 21 – The Prussian Confederation is formed.
- September – Gilles de Rais, an early known serial killer, is arrested and taking into custody on orders from the Bishop of Nantes.
Births
- January 22 – Ivan III of Russia (d. 1505)
- February 10 – Henry of York, elder brother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (died 1441)
- February 22 – King Ladislaus Posthumus of Bohemia and Hungary (died 1457)
- Pedrarias Dávila, Spanish colonial administrator (died 1531)
- Kabir, Indian mystic (died 1518)
- Jorge Manrique, Spanish poet (died 1479)
Deaths
- September 30 – Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn (born c.1362)
- October 26 – Gilles de Rais, Marshal of France (born 1405)