1608 (MDCVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1608th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 608th year of the 2nd millennium, the 8th year of the 17th century, and the 9th year of the 1600s decade. As of the start of 1608, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
The 1490s decade ran from January 1, 1490, to December 31, 1499.
The 1430s decade ran from January 1, 1430, to December 31, 1439.
Year 1465 (MCDLXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
The 1460s decade ran from January 1, 1460, to December 31, 1469.
Year 1546 (MDXLVI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
1625 (MDCXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1625th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 625th year of the 2nd millennium, the 25th year of the 17th century, and the 6th year of the 1620s decade. As of the start of 1625, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
The 1440s decade ran from January 1, 1440, to December 31, 1449
The 1330s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1330, and ended on December 31, 1339.
Year 1493 (MCDXCIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1511 (MDXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1491 (MCDXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1468 (MCDLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1428 (MCDXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1435 (MCDXXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1435th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 435th year of the 2nd millennium, the 35th year of the 15th century, and the 6th year of the 1430s decade.
Year 1439 (MCDXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1443 (MCDXLIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
Joanot Martorell was a Valencian knight and writer, best known for authoring the novel Tirant lo Blanch, written in Catalan/Valencian and published at Valencia in 1490. This novel is often regarded as one of the peaks of the literature in Catalan language and it played a major role in influencing later writers such as Miguel de Cervantes, who, in the book burning scene of Don Quixote, says "I swear to you, my friend, this is the best book of its kind in the world". The novel deals with the adventures of a knight in the Byzantine Empire; it is considered one of the first works of alternate history.
This article is a list of the literary events and publications in the 15th century.
Tirant lo Blanch, in English Tirant the White, is a chivalric romance written by the Valencian knight Joanot Martorell, finished posthumously by his friend Martí Joan de Galba and published in the city of Valencia in 1490 as an incunabulum edition. The title means "Tirant the White" and is the name of the romance's main character who saves the Byzantine Empire.
