Editing 1350

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{{C14 year in topic}}Year '''1350''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCCCL]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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=== January&ndash;December ===
* [[January 9]] &ndash; [[Giovanni II Valente]] becomes [[Doge of Genoa]].
* [[May 23]] (possible date) &ndash; [[Hook and Cod wars]] in the [[County of Holland]]: A number of nobles and progressive cities supporting [[William I, Duke of Bavaria|William V, Count of Holland]], in his power struggle with his mother [[Margaret II, Countess of Hainault|Margaret I, Countess of Holland]], found the Cod League and perhaps sign the [[Cod Alliance Treaty]].
* [[August 29]] &ndash; [[Battle of Winchelsea]] (''Les Espagnols sur Mer'') off the south coast of England: An [[Kingdom of England|English]] fleet personally commanded by King [[Edward III of England|Edward III]] defeats a Castilian fleet. 
* [[September 5]] &ndash; [[Hook and Cod wars]] in the [[County of Holland]]: Conservative noblemen found the [[Hook and Cod wars|Hook League]] and sign the [[Hook Alliance Treaty]].
* [[November 17]] &ndash; To pay for the expenses of the revived [[Venetian–Genoese Wars#War of 1350.E2.80.931355|war]] with the [[Republic of Venice]], the [[Republic of Genoa]] has to subscribe a loan at an interest rate of 10%, from an association of creditors known as the ''Compera imposita per gerra Venetorum''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Canale|first=Michele Giuseppe|title=Nuova Istoria della repubblica di Genova. Epoca quarta (1339-1528): I dogi popolari|year=1864|publisher=Felice Le Monnier|location=Florence|pages=151|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W_MNAQAAIAAJ&q=giovanni+valente+1353+genova}}</ref>

=== Date unknown ===
* [[Hayam Wuruk]] becomes ruler of the [[Majapahit]] Empire.
* The [[Punta Lobos massacre]] is carried out by members of the powerful [[Chimor|Chimu Empire]] in Peru, leaving a residue of 200 murders.
* The [[Black Death]] first appears in [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]]<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC - History - British History in depth: Black Death |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/black_01.shtml |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> and [[Black Death in Sweden|Sweden]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Benedictow |first1=Ole Jørgen |title=The Black Death and Later Plague Epidemics in the Scandinavian Countries:: Perspectives and Controversies |date=19 December 2016 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |isbn=978-83-7656-047-2 |page=261 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0ltSDgAAQBAJ&dq=black+death+sweden+1350&pg=PA261 |language=en}}</ref>
* The castle of [[Rapperswil]] is largely destroyed by [[Rudolf Brun]], mayor of the city of Zürich.</onlyinclude>
* Approximate date &ndash; Latest likely date for first permanent settlement of [[New Zealand]] by [[Māori people]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Walters|first1=Richard|last2=Buckley|first2=Hallie|last3=Jacomb|first3=Chris|last4=Matisoo-Smith|first4=Elizabeth|title=Mass Migration and the Polynesian Settlement of New Zealand|journal=Journal of World Prehistory|volume=30|issue=4|pages=351–376|url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10963-017-9110-y|doi=10.1007/s10963-017-9110-y|date=2017-10-07|accessdate=2025-03-29|doi-access=free}}</ref>

== Births ==
* [[January 23]] &ndash; [[Vincent Ferrer]], Valencian missionary and saint (d. [[1419]])
* [[April 13]] &ndash; [[Margaret III, Countess of Flanders]] (d. [[1405]])
* [[June 27]] &ndash; [[Manuel II Palaiologos]], [[Byzantine Emperor]] (d. [[1425]])
* [[October 12]] &ndash; [[Dmitri Donskoi]], Grand Duke of [[Grand Duchy of Moscow|Muscovy]] and [[Vladimir, Russia|Vladimir]] (d. [[1389]])
* [[November 25]] &ndash; [[Katherine Swynford]], mistress of [[John of Gaunt]] (approximate date; d. [[1403]])
* [[December 27]] &ndash; [[John I of Aragon]] (d. [[1396]])
* ''date unknown''
** [[Jehuda Cresques]], Catalan cartographer (d. [[1427]])
** [[Agnolo Gaddi]], Italian painter (d. [[1396]])
** [[William Gascoigne]], Chief Justice of England (approximate date; d. [[1419]])
** [[Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent]] (d. [[1397]])
** [[John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury]] (approximate date; d. [[1400]])
** [[Madhava of Sangamagrama]], Indian mathematician (d. [[1425]])
** [[John I Stanley of the Isle of Man]] (approximate date; d. [[1414]])
** [[Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić]] (d. [[1415]])
** [[William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire]] (d. [[1399]])
** [[Andrew of Wyntoun]], Scottish historian (d. [[1420]])
** [[Záviš von Zap]], Czech theologian and composer (d. c. [[1411]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 6]] &ndash; [[Giovanni I di Murta]], second doge of the Republic of Genoa
* [[March 26]] or [[27 March]] &ndash; [[Alfonso XI of Castile]] (b. [[1311]])
* [[August 22]] &ndash; [[Philip VI of France]] (b. [[1293]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Philip VI {{!}} king of France |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philip-VI |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[November 19]] &ndash; [[Raoul II of Brienne, Count of Eu]]
* [[December 26]] &ndash; [[Jean de Marigny]], French bishop
* ''date unknown''
** [[Maol Íosa V, Earl of Strathearn]], last Gaelic Mormaer of Strathearn
** [[Gayatri Rajapatni]], [[Queen consort]] of [[Majapahit]]
* ''probable'' 
** [[Juan Ruiz]], Archpriest of Hita (b. c. [[1283]])
** [[Margaret, Countess of Soissons]]
** [[Namdev]], Marathi saint and poet (b. [[1270]])
* ''supposed'' &ndash; [[Till Eulenspiegel]], German prankster

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