1640: what happened around the world

In 1640, 26 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Portuguese Restoration War, Reapers' War and Corpus de Sang among the best known. 86 more were already under way, such as Thirty Years' War and Eighty Years' War. 25 things were founded or built that year, from University of Helsinki and Børsen.

26events began
86already under way
25founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges19

Revolts, massacres and attacks6

Treaties, councils and politics1

Already under way in 164086

Came to an end in 16404

Founded or built in 164025

Stories that pass through 1640

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began

Nearby years

1632 1634 1635 1637 1638 1639 1640 1641 1642 1643 1644 1645 1648 All of the 17th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →