What Happened In History Year 640

Historical Events for the Year 640

• 21st December » Muslim Arabs capture Babylon Fortress in the Nile Delta (near Coptic Cairo called Cairo) after a seven-month siege.
• 24th December » Pope John IV is elected.

Famous Deaths in History for 640

• 27th February » Pepin of Landen known as Pepin the Elder, Frankish politician (b. 580)
• 2nd August » Pope Severinus

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