1350
1350 was a common year.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 13th century – 14th century – 15th century |
| Decades: | 1320s 1330s 1340s – 1350s – 1360s 1370s 1380s |
| Years: | 1347 1348 1349 – 1350 – 1351 1352 1353 |
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)
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