1361

Events

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, on the Italian Peninsula.
• May 1 – King Magnus IV Eriksson sends a letter to the citizens of Visby, with a warning of an upcoming Danish invasion.
• July 27 – Battle of Visby: King Valdemar IV of Denmark conquers the city of Visby by defeating the defending Gutnish country yeomen, and takes Gotland.
• October 10 – Edward, the Black Prince marries Joan of Kent at Windsor Castle.

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.
• Great Troubles: 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.
• The earliest known musical keyboard instrument is built, with the layout of black and white keys that becomes standard.[[File:Syntagma_musicum025.gif|left|thumb|Keyboards of [[Halberstadt organ|Nicholas Faber's organ]] for [[Halberstadt]], built in 1361 and enlarged 1495. The illustration is from [[Michael Praetorius|Praetorius]]' [[Syntagma Musicum]] (1619). At the top is the earliest example of the "seven plus five" layout. The bottom two illustrate the earlier "eight plus four" arrangement]] .

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)
  • Isabella, Countess of Foix, vassal ruler (d. 1428)
  • King Charles III of Navarre (d. 1425)
  • She Xiang, Chinese tribute chieftain (d. 1396)

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
• May 21 – Orhan Ghazi, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1274)
• 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 4 – John de Mowbray, 3rd Baron Mowbray, English baron (b. 1310)
• 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 the University of Cambridge
  • Reynold Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham of Sterborough, English knight and diplomat (b. 1295)
  • Hajji Beg, Barlas leader
  • c. 1362 Blanche of Bourbon

References

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