1340 Calendar Year - Print Calendar

Historical Events for the Year 1340

• 26th January » King Edward III of England is declared King of France.
• 1st April » Niels Ebbesen kills Gerhard III of Holstein in his bedroom, ending the 1332-1340 'interregnum' in Denmark.
• 30th October » Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese and Kingdom of Castile Castilian forces halt a Marinid dynasty Marinid invasion at the Battle of Río Salado.

Famous Birthdays in 1340

• 6th March » John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, Belgian-English son of Edward III of England (d. 1399)
• 30th November » John, Duke of Berry (d. 1416)

Famous Deaths in History for 1340

• 31st March » Ivan I of Moscow (b. 1288)
• 6th April » Basil of Trebizond
• 4th December » Henry Burghersh, English bishop (b. 1292)

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