What happened in 1440?
Battle of Anghiari, Siege of Belgrade and Siege of Novo Brdo — among 30 events recorded in 1440. A further 6 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 8
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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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Ladislaus the Posthumous born
Born in Komárno. King of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia, Duke of Austria.
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Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg died
Died in Cadolzburg. 1371 – 1440, Burgrave of Nuremberg as Frederick VI and Elector of Brandenburg as Frederick I.
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João I of Kongo born
Born in Kingdom of Kongo. King of Kongo.
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Religion & Belief Systems 7
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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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Samding Monastery
Monastery in Nagarzê, Shannan, Tibet, China
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Saint Nicholas church in Niegowa
Church in Niegowa, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Architecture & Engineering 9
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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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Corvin Castle
Castle in Hunedoara, Romania
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Rani no Hajiro
Tomb complex near Manek Chowk, Ahmedabad, India
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Stock im Eisen
Monument in Vienna
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Basilika Absam
Parish church
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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Igue festival
Festival in Nigeria by the Binis
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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 6 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 6
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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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Oltářík
Ruined castle in Czech Republic
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Ghiyasiyeh Madrasa
Madrasa in Khaf County, Iranian national heritage site
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Krossen village church
Listed late Gothic hall church in Krossen, Brandenburg state, Germany
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Magi Chapel
Chapel in the Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence
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