Chinese mariner and explorer Zheng He set sail with his fleet to explore the world for the first time.
The Battle of Ankara commenced when Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur invaded Anatolia.
Owain Glyndŵr was declared Prince of Wales by his followers.
Parliament officially nominated Henry IV as Richard II's successor and proclaimed him king of England.
King Charles VI of France suddenly declared that no Jew may live under his rule, following complaints from Christians in France.
Muhammed VII became the twelfth sultan of the Emirate of Granada.
Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, fell to the armies of Timur.
Germany's oldest university, and one of the world's oldest surviving universities, The Universität Heidelberg, held a lecture for the first time.
Tvrtko I became the first king of Bosnia.
A mysterious outbreak of dancing plague or choreomania occurred in the German city of Aachen.
Robert Stewart ascended to the Scottish throne, marking the beginning of the House of Stewart.
The Battle of Auray took place in the French town of Auray. The battle was between England and France, with the English winning.
An earthquake destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland.
Between 100 and 3000 Jews were killed in riots in The Erfurt Massacre in the town of Erfurt, Germany.
Hundreds of Jews in Strasbourg, France, were publicly burnt to death.
During the Black Death persecutions, 700 Jews were burned alive in their own homes in Basel, Netherlands.
The First English order of knighthood was instituted.
The Battle of Crécy occurred when the French army attacked the English army while they traversed northern France.
The first stone of Giotto's Campanile in Italy was laid.
Philip VI was coronated and became King of France.
The Declaration of Arbroath was signed in Scotland to reaffirm the country's independence.
King Berger of Sweden celebrated Christmas with his brothers before throwing them in his dungeons to die.
Holy Emperor Louis IV of Bavaria defeated Frederick I of Austria during the Battle of Gammelsdorf.
Scottish knight William Wallace was executed for treason by being hung, drawn, and quartered by order of King Edward I of England.
The leader in Scotland's fight for independence, William Wallace, was captured and later trialed and executed in London.
The English were defeated at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.
King Edward I of England fought the Scots to punish King John Balliol for not being an ally against France with England.
The Crusaders lost control of the city of Acre, the Kingdom of Jerusalem's last bastion, after a fourteen-day siege.
King Edward I of England decreed that all Jews must leave the country by November.
Northern Germany and the Netherlands were struck by St. Lucia's flood, killing more than 50,000 people.
The last Prince of Wales, Dafydd ap Gruffudd, was the first person recorded to have been hanged, drawn, and quartered.
Peter III of Aragon became the King of Sicily.
All of London's Jews (approx. 680) were accused and arrested for coin clipping and counterfeiting.
The coronation of King Edward I occurred at the Westminster Abbey in England.
Rudolf I became king of Germany and reigned until he died in 1291.
Kublai Khan founded the Yuan dynasty when he renamed his Mongol Empire 'Yuan.'
One of the world's most important medieval castles, Krak des Chevaliers, was conquered by Sultan Baibars.
The Khagan emperor, Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire, accepted the surrender of his younger brother Ariq Böke, which ended the Toluid Civil War.
All local Jews had to submit their books through King James I to be investigated.
Kublai Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan, became the ruler of the Mongol Empire.
King Louis IX of France and Henry III of England signed the Treaty of Paris, ending 100 years of conflict.
The city of Baghdad, Iraq, surrendered to the Mongols after a battle that saw thousands killed.
A catastrophic landslide on Mont Granier destroyed five villages.
The foundations for Cologne Cathedral were laid in preparation for its construction.
A Mongol horde led by Batu Khan conquered and sacked the Russian city of Ryazan.
Battle of the Kalka River occurred.
Estonian tribes defeated Sweden in the Battle of Lihula.
Pope Innocent III brought together the council for the Fourth Council of the Lateran, which was held at the Lateran Palace in Rome, Italy.
King John signed the Magna Carta near Windsor, England.
The Battle of Bouvines began.
