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| Years: 1337 1338 1339 - 1340 - 1341 1342 1343 | |
| Decades: 1310s 1320s 1330s - 1340s - 1350s 1360s 1370s | |
| Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century | |
| 1340 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 1340 MCCCXL |
| Ab urbe condita | 2093 |
| Armenian calendar | 789 ԹՎ ՉՁԹ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -504 – -503 |
| Berber calendar | 2290 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1884 |
| Burmese calendar | 702 |
| Chinese calendar | 3976/4036-12-2 (己卯年十二月初二日) — to — 3977/4037-12-12(庚辰年十二月十二日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1056 – 1057 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1332 – 1333 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5100 – 5101 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1395 – 1396 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1262 – 1263 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4441 – 4442 |
| Holocene calendar | 11340 |
| Iranian calendar | 718 – 719 |
| Islamic calendar | 740 – 741 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2000 (皇紀2000年) |
| Julian calendar | 1385 |
| Korean calendar | 3673 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1883 |
[edit] Events
Europe has about 74 million inhabitants.
- January 26 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France
- June 24 - The Battle of Sluys is fought between the naval fleets of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France. The former is under the command of Edward III of England and the latter under tat of admiral Hue Quiéret and treasurer Nicholas Béhuchet assisted by Genoese mercenary galleys under Egidio Bocanegra. The French fleet is virtually destroyed and both commanders are among the casualties.
- A son of deceased King Christopher II of Denmark is elected to the throne following eight years of Interregnum. He will reign as Valdemar IV of Denmark.
[edit] Births
- March 5 - Cansignorio della Scala, Lord of Verona (died 1375)
- June 24 - John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (died 1399)
- October - Geert Groote, Dutch founder of the Brethren of the Common Life (died 1384)
- November 30 - John, Duke of Berry, son of John II of France (died 1416)
- date unknown
- Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy (died 1397)
- John of Nepomuk, saint of Bohemia (died 1393)
- Narayana Pandit, mathematician (died 1400)
- probable
- Margaret Drummond, queen consort of Scotland (d. 1375)
- Haakon VI of Norway (d. 1380)
- Robert III of Scotland (d. 1406)
- Philip van Artevelde, Flemish patriot (died 1382)
[edit] Deaths
- March 31 - Ivan I of Moscow (b. 1288)
- April 5 - William Melton, English archbishop
- April 6 - Basil of Trebizond, Emperor of Trebizond
- December 2 - Geoffrey le Scrope, Chief Justice of King Edward III of England
- December 4 - Henry Burghersh, English bishop and chancellor (born 1292)
- December 20 - John I, Duke of Bavaria (born 1329)
- date unknown
- Boleslaus George II of Halych (b. 1308)
- Simonida, queen consort of Serbia (b. 1294)af:1340
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