640
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- For other uses, see 640 (disambiguation).
Centuries: | 6th century · 7th century · 8th century |
Decades: | 610s 620s 630s 640s 650s 660s 670s |
Years: | 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 |
640 by topic | |
Politics | |
State leaders - Sovereign states | |
Birth and death categories | |
Births - Deaths | |
Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
Establishments - Disestablishments |
Gregorian calendar | 640 DCXL |
Ab urbe condita | 1393 |
Armenian calendar | 89 ԹՎ ՁԹ |
Chinese calendar | 3276/3336-12-3 (己亥年十二月初三日) — to —
3277/3337-11-13(庚子年十一月十三日) |
Ethiopian calendar | 632 – 633 |
Hebrew calendar | 4400 – 4401 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | 695 – 696 |
- Shaka Samvat | 562 – 563 |
- Kali Yuga | 3741 – 3742 |
Iranian calendar | 18 – 19 |
Islamic calendar | 19 – 20 |
Japanese calendar | |
- Imperial Year | Kōki 1300 (皇紀1300年) |
- Jōmon Era | 10640 |
Thai solar calendar | 1183 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By Place
[edit] Europe
- Tulga succeeds his father Suinthila as king of the Visigoths.
- The French city of Lille is founded by Lyderic.
[edit] Africa
Battle of Heliopolis between Arab Muslim armies and Byzantine.
[edit] By Topic
[edit] Religion
- May 28 - Pope Severinus succeeds Pope Honorious I as the 71st pope.
- December 24 - Pope John IV succeeds Pope Severinus as the 72nd pope.
[edit] Births
- Al-Akhtal, Arab poet
- Aldhelm, Bible translator
- Dungarth, King of Dumnonia
- Musa bin Nusair, Umayyad general and governor
- Saint Lambert, Bishop and Christian saint
- St. Kilian, Apostle of Franconia
- Saint Tysilio, Bishop and Christian saint
[edit] Deaths
- 2 August - Pope Severinus
- 12 September - Zac-Kuk, Queen Mother of Palenque
- Pippin of Landen, Mayor of Palace of Austrasia
- Eadbald, king of Kent
- Suinthila, king of the Visigoths.