What happened in 1440?
20 recorded events in 1440, including 5 in people, 5 in architecture & engineering and 5 in religion & belief systems. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 4
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Battle of Anghiari
Battle on 29 June 1440, between the forces of Milan and those of the Italian League led by the Republic of Florence
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Siege of Belgrade
1440 siege
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Siege of Novo Brdo
1440 military blockade of Novo Brdo
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Siege of Yūki
1440 siege
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People 5
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Johann Schiltberger died
German writer
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Kabir born
Born in Varanasi. 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint.
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Jorge Manrique born
Born in Segura de la Sierra. Spanish poet (1440–1479).
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Hartmann Schedel born
Born in Nuremberg. German historian, cartographer, physician and humanist (1440–1514).
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Pedro Arias Dávila born
Born in Segovia. Royal Governor of Panama (c.1440-1531).
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Religion & Belief Systems 5
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Sidi Yahya Mosque
Mosque and madrassa in Timbuktu, Mali
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Mosque of Taghribirdi
Mosque in Egypt
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Orthodox Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Wrocław
Eastern Orthodox church building in Wrocław
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St. Georg
Church building in Steinhögl, Germany
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Gijang Hyanggyo
Confucian school
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Architecture & Engineering 5
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Saint Michael's Church, Ghent
Church building in Ghent, Belgium
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Tour Pey-Berland
Belltower of the Bordeaux cathedral
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Santa Maria Maggiore Church
Church in Mirandola, Italy
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Church of St Michael
Grade I listed church in Braydeston, Norfolk, England, UK
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Church of Holy Trinity, Tattershall
Grade I listed church in Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Empires & Countries 1
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Nogai Horde founded
Nogai Horde was founded, with its capital at Saray-Jük.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1440 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1440.
1440s 2
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Gonçalo de Sintra died
Portuguese explorer
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St Mary's Church in Turku
Church in Turku, Finland
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