1340s
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Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century
Decades: 1290s 1300s 1310s 1320s 1330s - 1340s - 1350s 1360s 1370s 1380s 1390s
Years: 1340 1341 1342 1343 1344 1345 1346 1347 1348 1349
Events and Trends
- The Black Death spreads across Europe
- The Battle of Sluys is fought between the naval fleets of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France.
Edward III of England defeats Philip VI of France at Crecy. This battle is most noted for the decimation of French cavalry by English Longbowmen, and also for the first cannons had been used in battle.bs:1340te ca:Dècada del 1340 da:1340'erne de:1340er et:1340. aastad el:Δεκαετία 1340 es:Años 1340 eu:1340ko hamarkada fr:Années 1340 gd:1340an ko:1340년대 hr:1340-1349 io:1340a yari it:Anni 1340 lt:XIV amžiaus 5-as dešimtmetis hu:1340-es évek ms:1340-an ja:1340年代 no:1340-årene nrm:Annaées 1340 pt:Década de 1340 ro:Anii 1340 ru:1340-е scn:1340ini simple:1340s sl:1340. fi:1340-luku sv:1340-talet tt:1340. yıllar zh:1340年代

