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

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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 →