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Beginning of the Battle of Lake Poyang; two Chinese rebel leaders, Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang, clash in one of the

Beginning of the Battle of Lake Poyang; two Chinese rebel leaders, Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang, clash in one of the largest naval battles in history during the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty

Beginning of the Battle of Lake Poyang; two Chinese rebel leaders, Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang, clash in one of the largest naval battles in history during the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty

Events Before

  1. Edward the Black Prince of England is married to Joan Plantagenet 'the fair maid of Kent' at Windsor Castle

    Edward of Woodstock (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376), known as the Black Prince, was the eldest son and heir apparent of King Edward III of England.

  2. A great storm tide in the North Sea destroys the German island of Strand and the city of Rungholt

    Rungholt was a low-lying settlement in North Frisia, in what was then the Danish Duchy of Schleswig. The area today lies in Germany.

  3. Tard-Venus robber bands strike at Brignais, France

    Tard-Venus robber bands strike at Brignais, France

  4. Muhammad VI ruler of Granada killed with a lance personally by Peter I of Castile, along with 36 followers and his head

    Muhammad VI ruler of Granada killed with a lance personally by Peter I of Castile, along with 36 followers and his head sent to Muhammad V (or 27 April)

  5. Guillaume de Grimoard is elected as Pope Urban V

    Pope Urban V (Latin: Urbanus V; born Guillaume de Grimoard, 1310 – 19 December 1370) was head of the Catholic Church from 28 September 1362 until his death on 19 December 1370.

Events After

  1. Pope Urban V names John van Virneburg as Bishop of Utrecht

    John of Arkel or Jan van Arkel (died 1 July 1378, Liège) served as Prince and Bishop of Liège from 1364 until his death in 1378. He had previously served as Bishop of Utrecht from 1342 to 1364.

  2. Peter Coutherel banished from Leuven

    Peter Coutherel banished from Leuven

  3. Battle of Auray: English forces defeat the French in Brittany

    The War of the Breton Succession or Breton Civil War was a conflict between the Counts of Blois and the Montforts of Brittany for control of the Duchy of Brittany, then a fief of the Kingdom of...

  4. Isabella of England marries Enguerrand of Coucy at Windsor

    Isabella of England marries Enguerrand of Coucy at Windsor

  5. University of Vienna is founded

    The University of Vienna is a public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and among the largest...

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