1440 facts for kids
| 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 |
| 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 | 18 Hen. 6 – 19 Hen. 6 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1984 |
| Burmese calendar | 802 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6948–6949 |
| Chinese calendar | 己未年 (Earth Goat) 4136 or 4076 — to — 庚申年 (Metal Monkey) 4137 or 4077 |
| 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 | Eikyō 12 (永享１２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1355–1356 |
| Julian calendar | 1440 MCDXL |
| Korean calendar | 3773 |
| Minguo calendar | 472 before ROC 民前472年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −28 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1982–1983 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴土羊年 (female Earth-Goat) 1566 or 1185 or 413 — to — 阳金猴年 (male Iron-Monkey) 1567 or 1186 or 414 |
The year 1440 was a special kind of year called a leap year. It started on a Sunday in the old Julian calendar. This year was also the very first year of the 1440s decade.
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What Happened in 1440?
- February 21 – A group called the Prussian Confederation was created. This was an alliance of towns and nobles in Prussia who wanted more independence from the Teutonic Knights.
Famous People Born in 1440
- January 22 – Ivan III of Russia. He later became a very important ruler of Russia.
- February 10 – Henry of York. He was the older brother of two future kings of England, Edward IV of England and Richard III of England.
- February 22 – King Ladislaus Posthumus of Bohemia and Hungary. He became the king of both Bohemia and Hungary.
- Pedrarias Dávila. He was a Spanish leader who helped manage new lands in the Americas.
- Kabir. He was a famous Indian poet and spiritual teacher.
- Jorge Manrique. He was a well-known Spanish poet.
Important People Who Died in 1440
- September 30 – Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn. He was an English nobleman.
- October 26 – Gilles de Rais. He was a French knight and military leader.
Images for kids
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Saint Frances of Rome
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Giovanni Vitelleschi
See also
In Spanish: 1440 para niños
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