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Year 1361 (MCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Contents

January–December

  • March 17 – An-Nasir Hasan, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, is killed by one of his own mamluks, Yalbugha al-Umari, who, with the senior Mamluk emirs, has al-Mansur Muhammad installed as the new sultan.
  • April 13 – The University of Pavia is founded at the Italian Peninsula.
  • July 27 – Battle of Visby: King Valdemar IV of Denmark defeats a peasant army.
  • October 10 – Edward, the Black Prince, marries Joan, the 'Fair Maid of Kent'.

    • Date unknown

  • In the Marinid Empire in modern-day Morocco, Abu Salim Ibrahim is overthrown by Abu Umar, who is in turn overthrown by Abu Zayyan.
  • The Blue Horde descends into anarchy. Between 1361 and 1378, over 20 khans succeed each other in different parts of the Blue Horde's territory.
  • Chinese rebels capture the Goryeo capital.

    • Births

  • February 26 – Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (d. 1419)
  • date unknown
  • John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont, Constable of Dover Castle (d. 1396)
  • King Charles III of Navarre (d. 1425)

    • Deaths

  • January 7 – Gerlach I of Nassau-Wiesbaden
  • March 17 – An-Nasir Hasan, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (b. 1334/35)
  • March 23 – Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster, English soldier and diplomat
  • June 9 – Philippe de Vitry, French composer (b. 1291)
  • June 15 – Johannes Tauler, German mystic theologian
  • June 17 – Ingeborg of Norway, princess consort and regent of Sweden (b. 1301)
  • September 18 – Louis V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1315)
  • October 8 – John Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp, Warden of the Cinque Ports
  • November 21 – Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (plague) (b. 1346)
  • date unknown
  • Giovanni, son of Francesco Petrarch (plague)
  • Richard Badew, Chancellor of Cambridge University
  • Reginald de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham (b. 1295)
  • Hajji Beg, Barlas leader

    • References

    1361 Wikipedia
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