1340

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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 v • d • e

1340 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1340 MCCCXL
Ab urbe condita	2093
Armenian calendar	789 ԹՎ ՉՁԹ
Bahá'í calendar	-504 – -503
Buddhist calendar	1884
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)
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)
- Jōmon Era	11340
Julian calendar	1385
Korean calendar	3673
Thai solar calendar	1883
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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 was under the command of Edward III of England and the later under those of admiral Hue Quiéret and treasurer Nicholas Béhuchet assisted by Genoese mercenary galleys serving under Egidio Bocanegra. The battle ends with the almost complete destruction of the French. Both their commanders were among the casualties. However the mercenaries manage to escape.
• 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.

Births

• June 24 - John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (died 1399)
• November 30 - John, Duke of Berry, son of John II of France (died 1416)
• Philip van Artevelde, Flemish patriot (died 1382)
• Enguerrand VII de Coucy (died 1397)
• Feofan Grek, Russian painter (died 1410)
• Geert Groote, Dutch founder of the Brethren of the Common Life (died 1384)
• Narayana Pandit, mathematician (died 1400)
• San Rocco di Venezia, patron saint of pestilence (died 1378)

Deaths

• March 31 - Ivan I of Russia
• December 4 - Henry Burghersh, English bishop and chancellor (born 1292)
• William Melton, English archbishopaf:1340

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