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For other uses, see 640 (disambiguation).
| 640 by topic |
| Politics |
| State leaders - Sovereign states |
| Birth and death categories |
| Births - Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments - Disestablishments |
640 in other calendars
| 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.