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1334 CE

The bishop of Florence blesses the first foundational stone laid for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral (the tower was designed by the artist Giotto). Pope Benedict XII succeeds Pope John XXII, as the 197th pope. Autumn – Battle of Adramyttion: A Christian league defeats the fleet of the Turkish Beylik of Karasi.

Conflict & Security

  • Autumn – Battle of Adramyttion: A Christian league defeats the fleet of the Turkish Beylik of Karasi.source

Religion & Belief

  • July 18 – The bishop of Florence blesses the first foundational stone laid for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral (the tower was designed by the artist Giotto).source
  • December 30 – Pope Benedict XII succeeds Pope John XXII, as the 197th pope.source

Births

  • January 4 – Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (d. 1383)source
  • January 13 – King Henry II of Castile (d. 1379)source
  • May 25 – Emperor Sukō (d. 1398)source
  • August 30 – King Peter of Castile (d. 1369)source
  • Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith, Scottish noble (d. c. 1380)source
  • Hayam Wuruk, Javanese ruler (d. 1389)source
  • King James I of Cyprus (d. 1398)source

Deaths

  • January 17 – John of Brittany, Earl of Richmond (b. c. 1266)source
  • December 4 – Pope John XXII (b. 1249)source
  • date unknown – Sheikh Safi-ad-din Ardabili of Persia (b. 1251)source
  • Isabella de Vesci, politically active French noblewoman (b. 1260s)source