1407

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	14th century 15th century 16th century
Decades:	1380s 1390s 1400s 1410s 1420s
Years:	1404 1405 1406 1407 1408 1409 1410

1407 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	1407 MCDVII
Ab urbe condita	2160
Armenian calendar	856 ԹՎ ՊԾԶ
Assyrian calendar	6157
Balinese saka calendar	1328–1329
Bengali calendar	814
Berber calendar	2357
English Regnal year	8 Hen. 4 – 9 Hen. 4
Buddhist calendar	1951
Burmese calendar	769
Byzantine calendar	6915–6916
Chinese calendar	丙戌年 (Fire Dog) 4104 or 3897     — to — 丁亥年 (Fire Pig) 4105 or 3898
Coptic calendar	1123–1124
Discordian calendar	2573
Ethiopian calendar	1399–1400
Hebrew calendar	5167–5168
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1463–1464
- Shaka Samvat	1328–1329
- Kali Yuga	4507–4508
Holocene calendar	11407
Igbo calendar	407–408
Iranian calendar	785–786
Islamic calendar	809–810
Japanese calendar	Ōei 14 (応永１４年)
Javanese calendar	1321–1322
Julian calendar	1407 MCDVII
Korean calendar	3740
Minguo calendar	505 before ROC 民前505年
Nanakshahi calendar	−61
Thai solar calendar	1949–1950
Tibetan calendar	阳火狗年 (male Fire-Dog) 1533 or 1152 or 380     — to — 阴火猪年 (female Fire-Pig) 1534 or 1153 or 381

Year 1407 (MCDVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

January–December

• April 10 – After several invitations by the Yongle Emperor of China since 1403, the fifth Karmapa of the Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism, the lama Deshin Shekpa, finally visits the Ming dynasty capital, then at Nanjing. In his twenty-two-day visit, he thrills the Ming court with alleged miracles that are recorded in a gigantic scroll, translated into five different languages. In a show of mystical prowess, Deshin Shekpa adds legitimacy to a questionable succession to the throne by Yongle, who had killed his nephew the Jianwen Emperor in the culmination of a civil war. For his services to the Ming court, including his handling of the ceremonial rites of Yongle's deceased parents, Deshin Shekpa is awarded the title Great Treasure Prince of Dharma (大寶法王).
• June 16 – Ming–Hồ War: The Ming dynasty of China under the Yongle Emperor conquers Vietnam, capturing Hồ Quý Ly and his sons, ending the Vietnamese Hồ dynasty.
• November 20 – A solemn truce between John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy and Louis I, Duke of Orléans is agreed under the auspicies of John, Duke of Berry.
• November 23 – The Duke of Orleans is assassinated; war breaks out again between the Burgundians and his followers.

Date unknown

• Rudolfo Belenzani leads a revolt against Bishop Georg von Liechtenstein in Trento, Bishopric of Trent.
• David Holbache founds Oswestry School, in the Welsh Marches.
• Mateu Texidor finishes the Puente de la Trinidad bridge in Valencia, Spain.

Births

• March 15 – Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1431-1453) (d. 1453)
• August 27 – Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shōgun (d. 1425)
• September 21 – Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, Italian noble (d. 1450)
• November 8 – Alain de Coëtivy, Catholic cardinal (d. 1474)
• date unknown
  • Thomas de Littleton, English judge (d. 1481)
  • Marguerite, bâtarde de France, French noble, illegitimate daughter of the King of France (d. 1458)
  • Demetrios Palaiologos, Byzantine prince (d. 1470)
  • Lorenzo Valla, Italian humanist, philosopher, literary critic (d. 1457)

Deaths

• February 9 – William I, Margrave of Meissen (b. 1343)
• February 16 – Abdallah Fakhr al-Din, religious leader
• March 7 – Francesco I Gonzaga, ruler of Mantua
• April 23 – Olivier de Clisson, French soldier (b. 1326)
• July – Empress Xu (Ming dynasty), Chinese Empress (b. 1362)
• November 23 – Louis I, Duke of Orléans, brother of Charles VI of France (murdered) (b. 1372)
• date unknown
  • Pero López de Ayala, Spanish soldier (b. 1332)
  • Kolgrim, Norse Greenlander and alleged sorcerer