Ivan the GreatMore People Born in 1440
Who Died in 1440
- Mar 9 St Frances of Rome, Italian nun (b. 1384)
- Sep 21 Frederick I van Hohenzollern, Monarch of Brandenburg (1417-40), dies at 68
- Sep 30 Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn, English soldier and politician
- Oct 26 Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged
Famous Weddings in 1440
- May 19 Future Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold weds Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais
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