What happened in 1340?
Battle of Sluys, Battle of Río Salado and Battle of Saint-Omer — among 31 events recorded in 1340. A further 5 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 7
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Battle of Río Salado
Battle occurring in Spain on 30 October 1340
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Galicia–Volhynia Wars
Collection of Wars between Ruthenia and Poland-Lithuania
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Battle of Saint-Omer
1340 battle
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Siege of Tournai
1340 siege during the Hundred Years' War
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Battle of Nonnebjerget
1340 battle
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Battle of Sluys
1340 naval battle during the Hundred Years' War
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Battle of Getares
1340 naval battle
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Politics & Government 1
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Truce of Espléchin
1340 truce during Hundred Years' War
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People 9
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Manuel Bryennios died
Byzantine astronomer
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John of Gaunt born
Born in Ghent. English magnate of the House of Plantagenet (1340-1399).
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Hasdai Crescas born
Born in Barcelona. Spanish Jewish philosopher and teacher (c.1340–1410/11).
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Eustache Deschamps born
Born in Vertus. French poet.
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Haakon VI of Norway born
Born in Sweden. King of Norway and Sweden.
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Albert, King of Sweden born
Born in Mecklenburg. King of Sweden, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
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Eleanor of Arborea born
Born in Molins de Rei. Queen regnant (monarch) of Arborea in Sardinia.
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Al-Mustakfi I of Cairo died
Died in Qus. Abbasid caliph.
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Ivan I of Moscow died
Died in Moscow. Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of Vladimir.
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Religion & Belief Systems 3
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Mosque of Amir al-Maridani
Mosque in Egypt
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Mosque of Master and Student
Iranian national heritage site
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Kokuzen-ji Temple
Buddhist temple of the Nichiren Shū sect in Higashi-ku, Japan
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Architecture & Engineering 9
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Doge's Palace
Palace in Venice, Italy
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Church of All Saints
Church in Fordham, Essex, England, UK
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Church of Holy Trinity
Church in Ingham, Norfolk, England, UK
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Church of St Nicholas
Church in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK
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Church of St John the Baptist
Church in Thaxted, Essex, England, UK
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Château de Vincennes
Castle
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Lubart's Castle
14th century castle in Lutsk, Ukraine
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Hasištejn Castle
Castle
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Saints Peter and Paul church in Grodziczno
Church building in Grodziczno, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
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Empires & Countries 2
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Principality of Turov and Pinsk dissolved
Principality of Turov and Pinsk ceased to exist, having been centered at Turov.
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Rajpipla State founded
Rajpipla State was founded, with its capital at Rajpipla.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 5 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1340 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1340.
1340s 5
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Nassau Palace
Former palace in Brussels, Belgium
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Al-Bayda Mosque
Mosque in Fez, Morocco
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St. Benedict
Former church of the Freising cathedral chapter, now Catholic branch church St. Benedict. Three-nave Gothic basilica with steep gable roof and strongly indented polygonal choir, from 1340 in place of a predecessor building of the 12th century.
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Tornabuoni Chapel
Main chapel in the church Santa Maria Novella, Florence
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cappella dell'Annunciazione
Chapel in the Chiostro dei morti, Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy
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