1240 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1240?
- July 15, 1240 – Swedish-Novgorodian Wars: a Novgorodian army led by Alexander Nevsky defeats the Swedes in the Battle of the Neva.
- December 6, 1240 – Mongol invasion of Rus': Kiev under Danylo of Halych and Voivode Dmytro falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan.
Who Were Born In The Year 1240?
- September 29, 1240 – Margaret of England, Queen consort of Scotland, (d. 1275)
Who Died In The Year 1240?
- January 29, 1240 – Pelagio Galvani, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (b. c. 1165)
- April 11, 1240 – Llywelyn the Great, King of Gwynedd
- July 24, 1240 – Konrad von Thüringen, fifth Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
- November 16, 1240 – Saint Edmund Rich, English Archbishop of Canterbury (b. c. 1175)
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