| Centuries: | 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
| Decades: | 1370s 1380s 1390s - 1400s - 1410s 1420s 1430s
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| 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; for the film, see: 1408.
Year 1408 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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.
- First mention of the Moldavian town of Iaşi.
- The Yongle Encyclopedia is completed.
- Gotland passes under Danish rule.
| Gregorian calendar | 1408 MCDVIII
|
| Ab urbe condita | 2161 |
| Armenian calendar | 857 ԹՎ ՊԾԷ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -436 – -435 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1952 |
| 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
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| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2068 (皇紀2068年) |
| Julian calendar | 1453 |
| Korean calendar | 3741 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1951 |
Births[]
- April 8 - Jadwiga of Lithuania, Polish princess (died 1431)
- April 23 - John de Vere (died 1462)
- date unknown - John FitzAlan (died 1435)
Deaths[]
- February 20 - Henry Percy, English statesman (born 1342)
- May 31 - Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (born 1358)
- December 4 - Valentina Visconti, wife of Louis of Valois
- date unknown
- Pope Mathhew of Alexandria, Coptic Pope
- Elizabeth le Despenser, English noblewoman
- John VII Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (born 1370)
- Miran Shah, son of Timur (born 1366)
Marriages[]
- September 16 - Thorstein Olafssøn married Sigrid Bjørnsdatter in Hvalsey Church, in the last recorded event of Norse history of Greenland
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People of the year 1408 at Familypedia
15 people were born in 1408
10 children were born to the 4 women born in 1408
22 people died in 1408
905 people lived in 1408
Events of the year 1408 at Familypedia
5 people were married in 1408.
| Joined with | |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Gordon (-1439) | Alexander Seton, Lord Gordon (-c1440) |
| Richard of Conisburgh, 1st Earl of Cambridge (c1376-1415) | Anne de Mortimer (1390-1411)+Matilda Clifford (-1446) |
| Alexander Seton, Lord Gordon (-c1440) | Elizabeth Gordon (-1439) |
| Jacques I de Montberon (c1350-1422) | Marie de Maulévrier (1369-1407) + Marguerite de Sancerre (1355-1419) |
| Anne de Mortimer (1390-1411) | Richard of Conisburgh, 1st Earl of Cambridge (c1376-1415) |
There were 1 military battles in 1408.
| Event date | |
|---|---|
| Battle of Bramham Moor | 19 February 1408 JL |