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* King [[Edward III of England]] introduces three new gold coins, the [[English coin Florin or Double Leopard|florin]], [[English coin Half Florin or Leopard|leopard]], and [[English coin Quarter Florin or Helm|helm]]. Unfortunately, the amount of gold in the coins does not match their value of 6 shillings, 3 shillings, and 1 shilling and sixpence, so they have to be withdrawn and mostly melted down, by August of this year.
* [[Bablake School]] is founded in [[Coventry]], [[Kingdom of England|England]] by the dowager [[Isabella of France|Queen Isabella]].
* The [[Compagnia dei Bardi]] in Florence goes bankrupt, along with the [[Peruzzi]] Bank and the [[Acciaiuoli]] Bank.
* A large public dial clock is installed in the tower of the Palazzo Capitaniato, [[Padua]], commissioned by Prince [[Ubertino I da Carrara]] and supervised by [[Jacopo Dondi dell'Orologio]].
* A famine occurs in [[China]].
* King [[Peter IV of Aragon]] defeats and deposes his [[cousin]], [[James III of Majorca]], thereby absorbing the [[Balearic Islands|Balearic]] [[Kingdom of Majorca]] into the [[Crown of Aragon]].</onlyinclude>
* [[Newaya Krestos]] succeeds his father [[Amda Seyon I]] as [[Emperor of Ethiopia]]