Events

• January 25 - Edward III becomes King of England.
• beginning of reign of Alfonso IV of Aragon.
• Petrarch sees a woman he names Laura in the church of Sainte-Claire d'Avignon, which awakes in him a lasting passion. He writes a series of poems dedicated to her, which are collected into his Canzoniere ("Song Book").

Births

Deaths

• September 21 - King Edward II of England (b. 1284)
• November 2 - James II of Aragon (b. 1267)
• Walter Reynolds, Archbishop of Canterbury