| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1710s 1720s 1730s – 1740s – 1750s 1760s 1770s |
| Years: | 1737 1738 1739 – 1740 – 1741 1742 1743 |
| 1740 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology – Architecture – |
| Art – Literature (Poetry) – Music – Science |
| Countries: |
| Leaders: State leaders – Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments – Disestablishments |
| Births – Deaths – Works |
Year 1740 (MDCCXL) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar).
Contents |
| Gregorian calendar | 1740 MDCCXL |
| Ab urbe condita | 2493 |
| Armenian calendar | 1189 ԹՎ ՌՃՁԹ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -104 – -103 |
| Bengali calendar | 1147 |
| Berber calendar | 2690 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2284 |
| Burmese calendar | 1102 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7248 – 7249 |
| Chinese calendar | 己未年十二月初三日 (4376/4436-12-3) — to —
庚申年十一月十三日(4377/4437-11-13) |
| Coptic calendar | 1456 – 1457 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1732 – 1733 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5500 – 5501 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Bikram Samwat | 1796 – 1797 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1662 – 1663 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4841 – 4842 |
| Holocene calendar | 11740 |
| Iranian calendar | 1118 – 1119 |
| Islamic calendar | 1152 – 1153 |
| Japanese calendar | Genbun 5 (元文5年) |
| Korean calendar | 4073 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2283 |