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'Years:' 1347 1348 1349 - 1350 - 1351 1352 1353

'Decades:' 1320s 1330s 1340s - '1350s' - 1360s 1370s 1380s

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

'Leaders:' State leaders

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Events

Births

Deaths

Events

★ England invades France

★ 29 August - An English fleet personally commanded by King Edward III defeats a Spanish fleet in the battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer.

★ Hayam Wuruk becomes ruler of the Majapahit Empire.

★ The Black Death ravages Europe. (1347-1351)

★ The Black Death first appears in Scotland.

Births

★ January 23 - Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (died 1419)

★ October 12 - Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Duke of Muscovy and Vladimir (died 1389)

★ Pierre d'Ailly, French theologian (died 1420)

★ John I of Aragon (died 1395)

★ Eleanor of Arborea, ruler of Sardinia (died 1404)

★ Pope Boniface IX, second Roman pope of the Western Schism (died 1404)

★ Jehuda Cresques, Catalan cartographer (died 1427)

★ Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (died 1405)

★ Agnolo Gaddi, Italian painter (died 1396)

★ William Gascoigne, Chief Justice of England (approximate date; died 1419)

★ Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent (died 1397)

★ Manuel II Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor (died 1425)

★ John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (approximate date; died 1400)

★ Madhava of Sangamagrama, Indian mathematician (died 1425)

★ John I Stanley of the Isle of Man (approximate date; died 1414)

★ Ralph Strode, English scholar (died 1400)

★ Katherine Swynford, mistress of John of Gaunt (approximate date; died 1403)

★ Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić (died 1415)

★ Richard Whittington, Lord Mayor of London (died 1423)

★ William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire (died 1399)

★ Andrew of Wyntoun, Scottish historian (died 1420)

Deaths

★ March 26 - Alfonso XI of Castile (born 1311)

★ April 3 - Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (born 1295)

★ August 22 - Philip VI of France (born 1293)

★ Raoul II of Brienne, Count of Eu

★ Jean de Marigny, French bishop

★ Juan Ruiz, Archpriest of Hita (approximate date; born c. 1283)

★ Maol Íosa V, Earl of Strathearn, last Gaelic Mormaer of Strathearn

★ Namdev, Marathi saint and poet (born 1270)