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 | 3336 – 3337 己亥 – 庚子 |
| 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 |
Events
By Place
Europe
- Tulga succeeds his father Suinthila as king of the Visigoths.
- The French city of Lille is founded by Lyderic.
Africa
Battle of Heliopolis between Arab Muslim armies and Byzantine.
By Topic
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.
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
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.