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Born on September 25
- 1358 » Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shōgun († 1408)
- 1403 » Louis III of Anjou († 1434)
- 1525 » Steven Borough, English explorer and navigator († 1584)
- 1528 » Otto II, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg († 1603)
- 1529 » Günther XLI, Count of Schwarzburg-Arnstadt († 1583)
- 1599 » Francesco Borromini, Swiss-Italian architect, designed the San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane and Sant'Agnese in Agone († 1667)
- 1636 » Ferdinand Joseph, Prince of Dietrichstein, German prince († 1698)
- 1644 » Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer and instrument maker († 1710)
- 1663 » Johann Nikolaus Hanff, German organist and composer († 1711)
- 1683 » Jean-Philippe Rameau, French composer and theorist († 1764)
Died on September 25
- 1333 » Prince Morikuni, Japanese shōgun (b. 1301)
- 1367 » Jakushitsu Genkō, Japanese poet (b. 1290)
- 1396 » Jean de Carrouges, French knight (b. 1330)
- 1396 » Jean de Vienne, French general and admiral (b. 1341)
- 1496 » Piero Capponi, Italian soldier and politician (b. 1447)
- 1506 » Philip I of Castile (b. 1478)
- 1534 » Pope Clement VII (b. 1478)
- 1536 » Johannes Secundus, Dutch author and poet (b. 1511)
- 1550 » Georg von Blumenthal, German bishop (b. 1490)
- 1588 » Tilemann Heshusius, German Gnesio-Lutheran theologian (b. 1527)
Names that were popular for boys in 1440
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1440
- Graaf Filips I de Goede (Beiers Huis) was from 1433 till 1467 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- February 21 » The Prussian Confederation is formed.
- April 9 » Christopher of Bavaria is appointed King of Denmark.
- September 15 » Gilles de Rais, one of the earliest known serial killers, is taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by Jean de Malestroit, Bishop of Nantes.