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1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1940th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 940th year of the 2nd millennium, the 40th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1940s decade.
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Gregorian calendar | 1940 MCMXL |
Ab urbe condita | 2693 |
Armenian calendar | 1389 ԹՎ ՌՅՁԹ |
Assyrian calendar | 6690 |
Baháʼí calendar | 96–97 |
Balinese saka calendar | 1861–1862 |
Bengali calendar | 1347 |
Berber calendar | 2890 |
British Regnal year | 4 Geo. 6 – 5 Geo. 6 |
Buddhist calendar | 2484 |
Burmese calendar | 1302 |
Byzantine calendar | 7448–7449 |
Chinese calendar | 己卯年 (Earth Rabbit) 4637 or 4430 — to — 庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 4638 or 4431 |
Coptic calendar | 1656–1657 |
Discordian calendar | 3106 |
Ethiopian calendar | 1932–1933 |
Hebrew calendar | 5700–5701 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | 1996–1997 |
- Shaka Samvat | 1861–1862 |
- Kali Yuga | 5040–5041 |
Holocene calendar | 11940 |
Igbo calendar | 940–941 |
Iranian calendar | 1318–1319 |
Islamic calendar | 1358–1359 |
Japanese calendar | Shōwa 15 (昭和15年) |
Javanese calendar | 1870–1871 |
Juche calendar | 29 |
Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 13 days |
Korean calendar | 4273 |
Minguo calendar | ROC 29 民國29年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | 472 |
Thai solar calendar | 2482–2483 |
Tibetan calendar | 阴土兔年 (female Earth-Rabbit) 2066 or 1685 or 913 — to — 阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) 2067 or 1686 or 914 |
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A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280.[1]