740
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| Years: 736 737 738 739 - 740 - 741 742 743 744 | |
| Decades: 710s 720s 730s - 740s - 750s 760s 770s | |
| Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century | |
Events
- October 26 - An earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death.
- End of the reign of king Sevar and thus of the House of Dulo in Bulgaria.
- St. Cuthbert becomes archbishop of Canterbury.
- Pippin III marries Bertrada of Laon.
- The Khazars a nation of the Black Sea steppe, though not ethnically Jewish, voluntarily convert to Judaism
Births
Deathsaf:740 ast:740 bg:740 ca:740 cs:740 de:740 el:740 es:740 eo:740 eu:740 fr:740 ko:740년 hr:740 io:740 it:740 lb:740 hu:740 nl:740 nb:740 nn:740 pl:740 pt:740 ro:740 ru:740 sk:740 sl:740 sr:740 fi:740 tt:740 uk:740 zh:740年