1316

'Years:' 1313 1314 1315 - 1316 - 1317 1318 1319

'Decades:' 1280s 1290s 1300s - '1310s' - 1320s 1330s 1340s

'Centuries:' 13th century - '14th century' - 15th century

Contents

Events

Births

Deaths

Events

★ The Great Famine of 1315-1317 is at its peak.

★ The Pound sterling losses 100.04% of it's value, the greatest year of inflation for the United Kingdom.

★ January 28 - The revolt of Llywelyn Bren breaks out in Wales.

★ August 7 - Pope John XXII succeeds Pope Clement V as the 196th pope.

★ August 10 - Second Battle of Athenry ends with over five thousand dead.

Births

★ March 2 - King Robert II of Scotland (died 1390)

★ May 14 - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1378)

★ November 15 - John I of France (died 1316)

★ ''date unknown''

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★ Fa Ngum, King of Lan Xang (died 1393)

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★ King Magnus IV of Sweden (died 1377)

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★ Simeon of Russia

Deaths

★ March 2 - Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (born 1296)

★ March 12 - King Stefan Dragutin of Serbia

★ June 5 - King Louis X of France (born 1289)

★ July 5 - Infante Ferran of Majorca (born 1278)

★ August 10 - Felim mac Aedh Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht (killed in battle)

★ November 20 - King John I of France (five days old)

★ ''date unknown''

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★ Guillaume Guiart, French chronicler and poet

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★ Guo Shoujing, astronomer and mathematician

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★ Vytenis, Grand Prince of Lithuania