What happened in 640?
12 recorded events in 640, including 6 in people, 4 in wars & conflicts and 2 in religion & belief systems.
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Wars & Conflicts 4
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Battle of Heliopolis
640 AD decisive battle during the Muslim conquest of Egypt
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Siege of Babylon Fortress
Between the forces of Byzantine Empire and Rashidun Caliphate
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Siege of Bilbeis
640 siege
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Siege of Dvin
640 siege
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People 6
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Severinus died
7th-century pope
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Wang Xiaotong died
Chinese mathematician
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Pepin of Landen died
Mayor of the Palace (585-640)
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Safiyyah bint ‘Abd al-Muttalib died
Sahaba
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Dushun died
Buddhist patriarch
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Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi born
Born in Al-Hirah. Iraqi poet (640-708).
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Religion & Belief Systems 2
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Moutier-Grandval Abbey
Abbey
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Saint-Ghislain Abbey
Monastery in Haine, Belgium
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