1740

Summary

1740 is a calendar year^[1]. 1740 draws 117 Wikipedia views per month (calendar_year category, ranking #179 of 522).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1740's instance of is recorded as calendar year^[3].
• 1740's instance of is recorded as leap year^[4].
• 1740's instance of is recorded as leap year starting on Friday and ending on Saturday^[5].
• 1740 followed 1739^[6].
• 1740 was followed by 1741^[7].
• 1740 is part of 1740s^[8].
• 1740 is part of Gregorian calendar^[9].
• 1740's Commons category is recorded as 1740^[10].
• 1740 occurred on January 1, 1740^[11].
• 1740's topic's main category is recorded as Category:1740^[12].
• 1740's Commons gallery is recorded as 1740^[13].
• 1740's has list is recorded as list of state leaders in 1740^[14].
• 1740's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q31802375^[15].
• 1740's category for births in this time period is recorded as Category:1740 births^[16].
• 1740's category for deaths in this time period is recorded as Category:1740 deaths^[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include calendar year^[3], leap year^[4], and leap year starting on Friday and ending on Saturday^[5].

Use and Application

Part of include 1740s^[8], a decade^[18] and Gregorian calendar^[9], an arithmetic calendar^[19], founded in 1582^[20].

Why It Matters

1740 draws 117 Wikipedia views per month (calendar_year category, ranking #179 of 522).^[2] 1740 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]