What happened in 1240?
21 recorded events in 1240, including 7 in people, 5 in architecture & engineering and 4 in wars & conflicts. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 4
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Battle of the Neva
1240 battle
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Siege of Kyiv
1240 Mongol siege of a Rus' city
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Mongol invasion of Poland
Military campaign, 1240 to 1241
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Siege of Faenza
1240–1241 conflict
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People 7
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Germanus II of Constantinople died
Patriarch of Constantinople
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Methodius II of Constantinople died
Ecumenical Patriarch in 1240
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Alexander of Villedieu died
French mathematician
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Peter III of Aragon born
Born in Valencia. King of Aragon and Valencia (1276–85); King of Sicily (1282–85).
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Jean de Meun born
Born in Meung-sur-Loire. French author (1240–1305).
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Abraham Abulafia born
Born in Zaragoza. Spanish Kabbalah teacher (1240-1291).
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Boetius of Dacia born
Born in Denmark. 13th-century Danish philosopher.
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Science & Technology 1
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University of Siena
Italian university
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Religion & Belief Systems 2
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Cistercian Abbey Netlieu
Monastery located in Hérault, in France
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Synod of Worcester
Synod of Worcester (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Architecture & Engineering 5
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Basilica of Our Lady
Church in Tongeren, Belgium
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Pielenhofen Abbey
Monastery
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Dale Church
Church building in Luster, Vestland, Norway
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Voxtorp Church
Church building in Kalmar Municipality, Sweden
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St Giles' Church, Skelton
Church in York, UK
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Empires & Countries 2
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Kievan Rus' dissolved
Kievan Rus' ceased to exist, having been centered at Kyiv.
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Volga Bulgaria dissolved
Volga Bulgaria ceased to exist, having been centered at Bolğar.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1240 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1240.
13th century 1
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Fibonacci died
Italian mathematician (c.1170–c.1240/50)
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