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__NOTOC__ Year 1340 (MCCCXL) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. == Events == * January 26 – King Edward III of England is declared King of France. * April 8 – The Marinid galleys under the command of Muhammad ibn Ali al-Azafi rout the Castellan fleet off the coast of Algeciras. * June 7 – Rotterdam is officially declared a city. * June 24 * * The Battle of Sluys is fought between the naval fleets of the England and France. The former is under the command of Edward III of England and the latter under that of Admiral Hugues Quiéret and treasurer Nicolas Béhuchet assisted by Genoese mercenary galleys under Egidio Bocanegra. The French fleet is virtually destroyed and both of its commanders are killed. * * Valdemar IV of Denmark, son of deceased King Christopher II, is elected to the throne following 8 years of interregnum. * September 25 – Hundred Years' War: Temporary Truce of Espléchin signed between England and France. * October 30 – At the Battle of Río Salado in Spain, the kings of Castile and Portugal defeat the Nasrid ruler of Granada and his Moroccan allies. * Europe has about 74 million inhabitants. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1340」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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