What happened in 840?
10 recorded events in 840, including 6 in people, 2 in empires & countries and 1 in disasters & pandemics.
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People 6
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Einhard died
Frankish scholar and courtier (c. 775 – 840)
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Ibn al-Muqaffa' died
8th-century Persian author and translator
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Al-Qasim ibn Isa died
Arab Abbasid military commander
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John IX born
Born in Tivoli. Pope.
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Theodore II born
Born in Rome. Pope (840-897).
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Notker the Stammerer born
Born in Elgg. Benedictine monk and musician.
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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840 Erzurum earthquake
Possible earthquake
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Architecture & Engineering 1
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Monastery of Saint-André d'Eixalada
Monastery located in Pyrénées-Orientales, in France
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Empires & Countries 2
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Uyghur Khaganate dissolved
Uyghur Khaganate ceased to exist, having been centered at Ordu-Baliq.
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Karakhanid Khanate founded
Karakhanid Khanate was founded, with its capital at Kashgar.
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