1408
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- This article is about the year. For the short story by Stephen King, see 1408 or for the 2006 film based on the short story, see 1408''.
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Events
- December 13 - The Order of the Dragon is officially formated 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.
Births
Deaths
- February 20 - Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English statesman (born 1342)
- May 31 - Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (born 1358)
- December 4 - Valentina Visconti, wife of Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans
- Matheos I of Alexandria, Coptic Pope
- Elizabeth le Despenser, English noblewoman
- John VII Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor (born 1370)
- Miran Shah, son of Timur (born 1366)
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