Year 1340 ( MCCCXL) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the

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Events

January 26 Events Pre-1600 * 661 – The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph. * 1531 – The 6.4–7.1 Lisbon earthquake kills about thirty thousand people. * 1564 – The Council of T ...

– King

Edward III of England Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after t ...

declares himself King of

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at Ghent, Flanders. *

March 6 Events Pre-1600 * 12 BCE – The Roman emperor Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus, incorporating the position into that of the emperor. * 845 – The 42 Martyrs of Amorium are killed after refusing to convert to Islam. * 1204 &ndas ...

– Bohemian Crusade: The Church authorizes a military expedition against heretics. * April 8 – Marinid galleys, under the command of Muhammad ibn Ali al-Azafi, rout the Castellan fleet, off the coast of Algeciras. * April–

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– Trapezuntine Civil War: An abortive uprising occurs against Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond, the first of a number of coups, revolts, and succession disputes. * June 7 –

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is officially declared a city. * June 24 **

Hundred Years' War The Hundred Years' War (; 1337–1453) was a conflict between the kingdoms of Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of France, France and a civil war in France during the Late Middle Ages. It emerged from feudal disputes over the Duchy ...

: Battle of Sluys – The English fleet, under the command of

, battles the French fleet, under that of

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Hugues Quiéret and treasurer Nicolas Béhuchet, assisted by Genoese mercenary

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s under Egidio Bocanegra, on the Low Countries coast. The French fleet is virtually destroyed, and both of its commanders are killed. ** Valdemar IV of Denmark, son of deceased King Christopher II, is elected to the throne, following 8 years of

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. * July 26 – Hundred Years' War – Battle of Saint-Omer: The French defeat the English. * September 25 – Hundred Years' War: The temporary Truce of Espléchin is signed between England and France. * October 30 – Battle of Río Salado in Spain: The kings of Castile and

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defeat the Nasrid ruler of Granada and his Moroccan allies.

Date unknown

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has about 74 million inhabitants. *An epidemic in northern Italy is recorded by Augustine of Trent, in his ''Epistola astrologica''. * The Monarchy of Japan reaches its 2,000 year anniversary (according to traditional starting dates).

Births

March 5 Events Pre-1600 * 363 – Roman emperor Julian leaves Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sasanian Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death. * 1046 – Nasir Khusraw begins the seven-year Middle Easte ...

– Cansignorio della Scala, Lord of Verona (d. 1375) *

– John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (d. 1399) * August – Haakon VI, king of Norway 1355– 1380 and of Sweden 1362–

1364 Year 1364 (Roman numerals, MCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * February 15 – Joint kings Magnus IV of Sweden, Magnus Eriksson and Haakon VI of Norway, Haakon Magnusson ...

(d. 1380) * October – Geert Groote, Dutch founder of the Brethren of the Common Life (d. 1384) * November 30 – John, Duke of Berry, son of John II of France (d. 1416) * ''date unknown'' ** Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy (d. 1397) ** John of Nepomuk, saint of Bohemia (d. 1393) ** Narayana Pandit, Indian mathematician (d. 1400) * ''probable'' ** Margaret Drummond, queen consort of Scotland (d. 1375) ** Philip van Artevelde, Flemish patriot (d. 1382)

Deaths

* March 31 – Ivan I of Moscow (b. 1288) *

April 5 Events Pre-1600 * 823 – Lothair I is crowned King of Italy by Pope Paschal I. * 919 – The Fatimid invasion of Egypt (919–921), second Fatimid invasion of Medieval Egypt, Egypt begins, when the Fatimid heir-apparent, Al-Qa'im (Fa ...

– William Melton, English archbishop * April 6 – Emperor Basil Megas Komnenos of Trebizond *

April 7 Events Pre-1600 * 451 – Attila the Hun captures Metz in France, killing most of its inhabitants and burning the town. * 529 – First '' Corpus Juris Civilis'', a fundamental work in jurisprudence, is issued by Eastern Roman Em ...

– Bolesław Jerzy II of Mazovia (b. 1308) * December 2 – Geoffrey le Scrope, Chief Justice of King Edward III of England * December 4 – Henry Burghersh, English bishop and chancellor (b. 1292) * December 20 – John I, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1329) * ''date unknown'' – Simonida, queen consort of Serbia (b. 1294)

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