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1640
(
MDCXL
)
was a
leap year
starting on Sunday
of the
Gregorian calendar
and a
leap year starting on Wednesday
of the
Julian calendar
, the 1640th year of the
Common Era
(CE) and
Anno Domini
(AD) designations, the 640th year of the
2nd millennium
, the 40th year of the
17th century
, and the 1st year of the
1640s
decade. As of the start of 1640, the Gregorian calendar was
10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.