1408
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| Centuries: | 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
| Decades: | 1370s 1380s 1390s - 1400s - 1410s 1420s 1430s |
| Years: | 1405 1406 1407 - 1408 - 1409 1410 1411 |
- This article is about the year. For the short story by Stephen King, see 1408 (short story); for the film, see: 1408 (film).
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[change] 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.
| 1408 in other calendars | |
| Gregorian calendar | 1408 |
| Ab urbe condita | 2161 |
| Chinese calendar | 4044 – 4045 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5167 – 5168 |
| Hindu calendars – Vikram Samvat – Shaka Samvat – Kali Yuga |
1463 – 1464 1330 – 1331 4509 – 4510 |
| Iranian calendar | 786 – 787 |
| Islamic calendar | 828 – 829 |
| Runic calendar | 1658 |
[change] Births
- April 8 - Jadwiga of Lithuania, Polish princess (died 1431)
- April 23 - John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford (died 1462)
- date unknown - John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel (died 1435)
[change] 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
- date unknown
- Pope Matthew of Alexandria, Coptic Pope
- Elizabeth le Despenser, English noblewoman
- John VII Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (born 1370)
- Miran Shah, son of Timur (born 1366)
[change] Marriages
- September 16 - Thorstein Olafssøn married Sigrid Bjørnsdatter in Hvalsey Church, in the last recorded event of Norse history of Greenland
