1940

Summary

1940 is a calendar year^[1]. 1940 draws 148 Wikipedia views per month (calendar_year category, ranking #96 of 522).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1940's instance of is recorded as calendar year^[3].
• 1940's instance of is recorded as leap year^[4].
• 1940's instance of is recorded as leap year starting on Monday and ending on Tuesday^[5].
• 1940's follows is recorded as 1939^[6].
• 1940's followed by is recorded as 1941^[7].
• 1940's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2006002932^[8].
• 1940's part of is recorded as 1940s^[9].
• 1940's part of is recorded as Gregorian calendar^[10].
• 1940's Commons category is recorded as 1940^[11].
• 1940's has part is recorded as July 1940^[12].
• 1940's has part is recorded as October 1940^[13].
• 1940's has part is recorded as August 1940^[14].
• 1940's has part is recorded as April 1940^[15].
• 1940's has part is recorded as December 1940^[16].
• 1940's has part is recorded as February 1940^[17].
• 1940's has part is recorded as January 1940^[18].
• 1940's has part is recorded as June 1940^[19].
• 1940's has part is recorded as May 1940^[20].
• 1940's has part is recorded as March 1940^[21].
• 1940's has part is recorded as November 1940^[22].
• 1940's has part is recorded as September 1940^[23].
• 1940's point in time is recorded as +1940-01-01T00:00:00Z^[24].
• 1940's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ch969044^[25].
• 1940's significant event is recorded as World War II^[26].
• 1940's topic's main category is recorded as Category:1940^[27].

Why It Matters

1940 draws 148 Wikipedia views per month (calendar_year category, ranking #96 of 522).^[2] 1940 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] 1940 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]