| Centuries: | 9th century - 10th century - 11th century |
| Decades: | 910s 920s 930s - 940s - 950s 960s 970s
|
| Years: | 937 938 939 - 940 - 941 942 943 |
| Gregorian calendar | 940 CMXL
|
| Ab urbe condita | 1693 |
| Armenian calendar | 389 ԹՎ ՅՁԹ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -904 – -903 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1484 |
| Coptic calendar | 656 – 657 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 932 – 933 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4700 – 4701 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 995 – 996 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 862 – 863 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4041 – 4042 |
| Holocene calendar | 10940 |
| Iranian calendar | 318 – 319 |
| Islamic calendar | 328 – 329 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1600 (皇紀1600年) |
| Julian calendar | 985 |
| Korean calendar | 3273 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1483 |
Events[]
By Place[]
Asia[]
- Saadia Gaon compiles his siddur (Jewish prayer book) in Iraq.
- Narita-san temple founded in Chiba, Japan.
- Liao Dynasty abolishes requirement that a younger sister replace an older sister who died in marriage.
Europe[]
- Oldest known Danish King, Gorm the Old
Births[]
- Abu'l-Wafa, Iranian mathematician
- Brian Boru, high king of Ireland
- Géza, fejedelem of the Magyars (approximate date)
Deaths[]
- ar-Radi (Caliph of Baghdad)
- Ibn Muqlah, Islamic callligrapher (b. 886)
- Taira no Masakado, leader of the Taira clan
People of the year 940 at Familypedia
14 people were born in 940
22 children were born to the 7 women born in 940
3 people died in 940
201 people lived in 940
Events of the year 940 at Familypedia
4 people were married in 940.
| Joined with | |
|---|---|
| Unknown de Hainaut (c925-c972) | Neveling van de Betuwe |
| Foucher II de Ségur (905-953) | Christine |
| Raymond de Toulouse (c892-aft944) | Garsinde de Rouergue (c920-?) |
| Edmund of Wessex (922-946) | Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury (-944) + Æthelflæd of Damerham (c925-c975) |
There were 0 military battles in 940.
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