1408
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
| Decades: | 1370s 1380s 1390s - 1400s - 1410s 1420s 1430s |
| Years: | 1405 1406 1407 - 1408 - 1409 1410 1411 |
| 1408 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture - |
| Art - Literature - Music - Science |
| Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Births - Deaths - Works |
- This article is about the year. For the short story by Stephen King, see 1408 (short story); for the film, see: 1408 (film).
Year 1408 (MCDVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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[edit] Events of 1408
- December 13 – The Order of the Dragon is founded under King Sigismund of Hungary.
- Henry, Prince of Wales (later Henry V of England) retakes Aberystwyth from Owain Glyndŵr.
- The Moldavian town of Iaşi is first mentioned.
- The Yongle Encyclopedia is completed.
- Gotland passes under Danish rule.
- Zheng He delivers 300 virgins from Korea to the Chinese emperor.
| Gregorian calendar | 1408 MCDVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2161 |
| Armenian calendar | 857 ԹՎ ՊԾԷ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -436 – -435 |
| Berber calendar | 2358 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1952 |
| Burmese calendar | 770 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6916 – 6917 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁亥年十二月初四日 (4044/4104-12-4) — to —
戊子年十二月十五日(4045/4105-12-15) |
| Coptic calendar | 1124 – 1125 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1400 – 1401 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5168 – 5169 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1463 – 1464 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1330 – 1331 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4509 – 4510 |
| Holocene calendar | 11408 |
| Iranian calendar | 786 – 787 |
| Islamic calendar | 810 – 811 |
| Japanese calendar | Ōei 15 (応永15年) |
| Korean calendar | 3741 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1951 |
[edit] Births
- April 8 – Jadwiga of Lithuania, Polish princess (d. 1431)
- April 23 – John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford (d. 1462)
- date unknown – John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel (d. 1435)
- May 9 – Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya the mystic saint composer of the 15th century is the earliest known musician of South India to compose songs called “sankIrtanas” in praise of Lord Venkateswara, the deity of Seven Hills in Tirumala. (d. 1503)
[edit] Deaths
- February 20 – Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (b. 1342)
- May 24 – Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335)
- May 31 – Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)
- December 4 – Valentina Visconti, wife of Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans
- date unknown
- Coptic Pope Matthew I of Alexandria
- Elizabeth le Despenser, English noblewoman
- John VII Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (b. 1370)
- Miran Shah, son of Timur (b. 1366)
[edit] Marriages
- September 16 – Thorstein Olafssøn marries Sigrid Bjørnsdatter in Hvalsey Church, in the last recorded event of the Norse history of Greenland.
[edit] Superstition
The number 1408 is sometimes considered unlucky, similar to the number 13.
