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| Gregorian calendar | 1406 MCDVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2159 |
| Armenian calendar | 855 ԹՎ ՊԾԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6156 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1327–1328 |
| Bengali calendar | 813 |
| Berber calendar | 2356 |
| English Regnal year | 7 Hen. 4 – 8 Hen. 4 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1950 |
| Burmese calendar | 768 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6914–6915 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙酉年 (Wood Rooster) 4103 or 3896 — to — 丙戌年 (Fire Dog) 4104 or 3897 |
| Coptic calendar | 1122–1123 |
| Discordian calendar | 2572 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1398–1399 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5166–5167 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1462–1463 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1327–1328 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4506–4507 |
| Holocene calendar | 11406 |
| Igbo calendar | 406–407 |
| Iranian calendar | 784–785 |
| Islamic calendar | 808–809 |
| Japanese calendar | Ōei 13 (応永１３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1320–1321 |
| Julian calendar | 1406 MCDVI |
| Korean calendar | 3739 |
| Minguo calendar | 506 before ROC 民前506年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −62 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1948–1949 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木鸡年 (female Wood-Rooster) 1532 or 1151 or 379 — to — 阳火狗年 (male Fire-Dog) 1533 or 1152 or 380 |
Year 1406 (MCDVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
- April 4 – James I becomes King of Scotland, after having been captured by Henry IV of England.
- October 7 – French troops comprising 1,000 men at arms land on Jersey, and fight a battle against 3,000 defenders.[1]: 50–1
- October 13 – Richard Whittington is elected Lord Mayor of London for a second full term. He holds this office simultaneously, with that of Mayor of the Calais Staple.
- October 26 – Eric of Pomerania marries Philippa, daughter of Henry IV of England.
- November 30 – Pope Gregory XII succeeds Pope Innocent VII, as the 205th pope.
- December 25 – John II becomes King of Castile.
Date unknown
- Construction of the Forbidden City begins in Beijing during the Chinese Ming Dynasty.
- Pisa is subjugated by Florence.
Births
- January 28 – Guy XIV de Laval, French noble (d. 1486)
- July 11 – William, Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg, Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg (1428-1441) (d. 1482)
- September 26 – Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430)
- date unknown
- John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (d. 1464)
- Margaret, Countess of Vertus, French countess (d. 1466)
- Martin of Aragon, Aragon infante (d. 1407)
- Ulrich II, Count of Celje (d. 1456)
- probable date
- Iancu de Hunedoara – governor of Hungary (d. 1456)
Deaths
- January 6 – Roger Walden, English bishop
- March 17 – Ibn Khaldun, African Arab historian (b. 1332)
- April 4 – King Robert III of Scotland (b. 1337)[2]
- May 4 – Coluccio Salutati, Chancellor of Florence (b. 1331)
- July 15 – William, Duke of Austria
- August 28 – John de Sutton V (b. 1380)
- September 16 – Cyprian, Metropolitan of Moscow
- November 1 – Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (b. 1322)
- November 6 – Pope Innocent VII (b. 1339)
- December 25 – King Henry III of Castile (b. 1379)
- probable date – Tokhtamysh, khan of the Golden Horde
References
- ↑ Syvret, Marguerite (2011). Balleine's History of Jersey. The History Press. ISBN 978-1860776502.
- ↑ "King Robert III: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland". www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
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