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Ex-emperor Hanazono (95th Emperor of Japan) becomes a Zen priest

Ex-emperor Hanazono (95th Emperor of Japan) becomes a Zen priest

Ex-emperor Hanazono (95th Emperor of Japan) becomes a Zen priest

Events Before

  1. Emperor of Ethiopia Amda Seyon I begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces

    Emperor of Ethiopia Amda Seyon I begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces

  2. Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani

    Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani

  3. Bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, desi

    Bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, designed by artist Giotto di Bondone

  4. St Clemens Flood: Storm surge overwhelms dikes along Flemish and Dutch North Sea coast, killing thousands; city of Osten

    St Clemens Flood: Storm surge overwhelms dikes along Flemish and Dutch North Sea coast, killing thousands; city of Ostend moves church inland to higher ground (an effort repeated twice more over the next two centuries)

  5. Henry II of Castile is born

    Henry II of Castile is born

Events After

  1. Italian Renaissance poet Francesco Petrarch famously climbs Mont Ventoux

    Italian Renaissance poet Francesco Petrarch famously climbs Mont Ventoux

  2. Jacob of Arteveld elected mayor of Ghent

    Jacob of Arteveld elected mayor of Ghent

  3. The six Electors of the Holy Roman Empire signed the Agreement of Rhense confirming Emperor Louis IV.

    The six Electors of the Holy Roman Empire signed the Agreement of Rhense confirming Emperor Louis IV.

  4. Battle of Rio Salado (or Tarifa): King Afonso IV of Portugal and King Alfonso XI of Castile defeat Sultan Abu al-Hasan '

    Battle of Rio Salado (or Tarifa): King Afonso IV of Portugal and King Alfonso XI of Castile defeat Sultan Abu al-Hasan 'Ali of Morocco and Yusuf I of Granada in the last Marinid invasion of the Iberian Peninsula

  5. Danish squire and national hero Niels Ebbesen kills German prince Gerhard III of Holstein in his bedroom, ending the 133

    Danish squire and national hero Niels Ebbesen kills German prince Gerhard III of Holstein in his bedroom, ending the 1332 to 1340 interregnum in Denmark

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