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Born in 1340

12 people in this dataset · ordered by Wikipedia popularity

John of Gaunt
politician, royalty
1340–1399 · aged 58
July 2 · 1340
No external source identified
John, Duke of Berry
art collector
1340–1416 · aged 75
December 8 · 1340
Source: general catalog of BnF
Albert, King of Sweden
sovereign
1340–date unavailable
1340
Source: Sapere Encyclopedia
Elizabeth of Bosnia
queen regnant
Date disputed
1340
Source: Integrated Authority File
Ali ibn Mohammed al-Jurjani
scientist, mutakallim
1340–1413 · aged 73
March 1 · 1340
No external source identified
Gregory of Tatev
amanuensis, poet
Date disputed
1340
Source: Integrated Authority File
Abdullah Khan
1340–date unavailable
1340
No external source identified
Philip van Artevelde
politician, military personnel
1340–1382
July 18 · 1340
Source: Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija Online
Cansignorio della Scala
condottiero
1340–1375 · aged 35
March 13 · 1340
No external source identified
Rolpe Dorje, 4th Karmapa Lama
Buddhist monk, writer
1340–1383 · aged 43
April 22 · 1340
No external source identified
John II, Count of Blois
aristocrat
1340–1380
1340
No external source identified
Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen
aristocrat
1340–1394
1340
Source: Integrated Authority File

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