Timeline October 1440

Events in October 1440 3

• 1405 – 1440 Gilles de Rais (1405-1440) Died 26 October 1440, aged 35 A French knight who fought alongside Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years' War, Gilles de Rais was later tried and executed for the torture and murder of numerous children at his estates. His case became notorious in French legend and is widely cited as an inspiration for the Bluebeard folktale.
• 1440 Ottoman siege of Belgrade fails Murad II is turned back from the Hungarian-held fortress Sultan Murad II besieged the Hungarian frontier fortress of Belgrade for several months, but the garrison held out and the Ottoman army withdrew without taking the city. It was the first of several Ottoman attempts to capture Belgrade over the following century.
• 1440 Eton College founded Henry VI establishes a school near Windsor King Henry VI of England founded Eton College as a charitable institution to provide free education to poor scholars. It grew into one of England's most prominent schools, educating generations of the country's elite.