Events in year of 1438
- 01-01Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes King of Hungary
- 01-05Pope Eugenius IV deallocated council of Basel to Ferrara
- 03-18Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes King of Germany
- 07-07French church / King Charles VII release Pragmatieke Sanctie of Bourges
People born in year of 1438
- 02-12Adolf van Egmond: Duke of Gelre / Earl of Zutphen
- 04-03John III van Egmont [Manke John]: Viceroy of Holland
People died in year of 1438
- 09-09Eduard [Dom Duarte]: King of Portugal (1433-38) / writer
- 10-20Jacopo di Piero della Quercia: Italian sculptor, dies at about 64
Events in year of 1439
- 07-16Kissing is banned in England (to stop germs from spreading)
People born in year of 1439
No particular people born in year of 1439.
People died in year of 1439
- 10-21Traversari Ambrosius: Italian humanist / leader, dies at 53
- 10-27Albrecht II von Habsburg: King of Bohemia / Hungary / Germany, dies at 42
Events in year of 1440
No particular events in year of 1440.
People born in year of 1440
- 01-22Ivan III [the Great]: Russian Czar (1462-1505) / conquered Lithuania
- 02-13Hartmann Schedel: German Physician / humanist / historian
- 02-22Ladislaus V Posthumus: King of Hungary / Bohemia
People died in year of 1440
- 09-21Frederik I van Hohenzollern: Ruler Brandenburg (1417-40), dies at 68
- 10-26Gilles de Rais: French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged
- 12-22Bluebeard: Pirate, executed