1438
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
| Decades: | 1400s 1410s 1420s – 1430s – 1440s 1450s 1460s |
| Years: | 1435 1436 1437 – 1438 – 1439 1440 1441 |
Events
- Pachacuti who would later create Tahuantinsuyu, or Inca Empire became the ruler of Cusco
- January 1 – Albert II of Habsburg becomes King of Hungary
- March 18 – Albert II of Habsburg becomes King of Germany
- Eric of Pomerania, King of Sweden, Denmark and Norway loses direct control of Sweden. Karl Knutsson Bonde is elected Regent of Sweden.
Births
- Adolf, Duke of Gelderland
- William Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Beamont
- Giovanni Michele Alberto da Carrara
- Sönam Choklang, 2nd Panchen Lama
- Henrique Esteves da Veiga de Nápoles
- Husayn Bayqarah
- John III of Egmont
- Manduulun Khan
- Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse
- Louis de Bourbon, Bishop of Liège
- Ludovico II, Marquess of Saluzzo
- Marguerite de Bourbon
- Pachacuti
- Peter II, Duke of Bourbon
- Philip II, Duke of Savoy
- Reginald Ely
- Anne Woodville
Deaths
- Humphrey FitzAlan, 15th Earl of Arundel
- Bagrationi, wife of John IV of Trebizond
- Barsbay
- Richard, Count of Étampes
- Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Crawford
- Edward of Portugal
- Ernest, Duke of Bavaria
- Dorothy Garai
- Conrad Justinger
- Adai Khan
- James II, Count of La Marche
- Thomas Mapilton
- Marie of Valois, Prioress of Poissy
- Johannes Nider
- Olaus Laurentii
- Giordano Orsini
- Khedrup Gelek Pelzang, 1st Panchen Lama
- Peter, infans of Aragón
- Jacopo della Quercia
- Ulrich of Richenthal
- Matilda of Savoy
- Shams al-Din 'Ali ibn Qutb al-Din
- Anne of Gloucester
- Simon Sydenham