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According to legend, Tenochtitlan is founded on this date on an island in what was then Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Me

According to legend, Tenochtitlan is founded on this date on an island in what was then Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico

According to legend, Tenochtitlan is founded on this date on an island in what was then Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico

Events Before

  1. Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Sco

    Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence

  2. Treaty of Paris - Flemish relinquish claims over the County of Zeeland

    The Treaty of Paris was signed on March 6, 1323. It established clarity over the following: Count Louis I of Flanders relinquished Flemish claims over the County of Zeeland and acknowledged the Count...

  3. Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod (Russia) regulates the border for the first time

    The Treaty of Nöteborg, also known as the Treaty of Oreshek or the Treaty of Pähkinäsaari, was the peace treaty signed at Oreshek Fortress (Swedish: Nöteborg; Finnish: Pähkinälinna) on 12 August...

  4. Zen Buddhist religious debate between Tendai and Shingon

    Zen Buddhist religious debate between Tendai and Shingon

  5. Marco Polo dies

    Marco Polo venetian merchant, explorer, and writer, known for venetian merchant, explorer, and writer, died on 1324-01-08.

Events After

  1. Treaty of Novgorod delineates borders between Russia and Norway in Finnmark

    The Treaty of Novgorod was signed on 3 June 1326 in Novgorod and marked the end of decades of the Norwegian-Novgorodian border skirmishes in the far-northern region of Finnmark.

  2. Neopagan religious figure Aradia de Toscano initiated into a Dianic witchcraft cult; goes on to found tradition of Streg

    Neopagan religious figure Aradia de Toscano initiated into a Dianic witchcraft cult; goes on to found tradition of Stregheria (according to Wicca writer Raven Grimassi)

  3. Daitokuji temple, Rinzai line, established in Kyoto by Daito Kokushi

    Daitoku-ji (大徳寺; the ‘temple of Great Virtue’) is a Rinzai school Zen Buddhist temple in the Murasakino neighborhood of Kita-ku in the city of Kyoto Japan. Its (sangō) is Ryūhōzan (龍宝山).

  4. Italian poet Petrarch first sets eyes on his beloved Laura

    Francis Petrarch, born Francesco di Petracco, was a scholar from Arezzo and poet of the early Italian Renaissance, as well as one of the earliest humanists. Petrarch's rediscovery of Cicero's letters...

  5. King Alfonso IV of Aragon crowned

    Alfonso IV (2 November 1299 – 24 January 1336), called the Kind (also the Gentle or the Nice, Catalan: Alfons el Benigne), was King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona (as Alfons III) from 1327 to his...

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Laure de Noves, "Petrarch's Laura", marries Count Hugues II de Sade

Laure de Noves, "Petrarch's Laura", marries Count Hugues II de Sade

King Edward III of England (15) weds Philippa of Hainault (18) at York Minster, in York, England

King Edward III of England (15) weds Philippa of Hainault (18) at York Minster, in York, England

Prince David (4), heir to the Scottish throne marries Joan (7), Princess of England at Berwick-upon-Tweed

Prince David (4), heir to the Scottish throne marries Joan (7), Princess of England at Berwick-upon-Tweed

Count Louis of Nevers marries 8-year old daughter of Philips V

Count Louis of Nevers marries 8-year old daughter of Philips V

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