January–December •
January 18 –
Ferdinand I becomes King of
Portugal after the death of his father,
Peter I. •
April 3 –
Battle of Nájera:
Pedro of Castile is restored as King of
Castile (in modern-day Spain) after defeating his half-brother,
Henry II. Pedro is aided in the battle by the
English under
Edward the Black Prince, and Henry by the
French. •
April 24 –
Otto I, "the Evil", becomes Duke of the independent city of
Göttingen (in modern-day
Germany) on the death of his father,
Ernst I. •
October 1 –
Red Turban Rebellions:
Zhu Yuanzhang takes
Suzhou from
Zhang Shicheng, who unsuccessfully attempts suicide before being captured and taken to
Nanjing, where he dies. •
October 16 –
Pope Urban V makes the first attempt to move the
Papacy back to Rome from
Avignon. This move is reversed in
1370, when he is forced to return to Avignon, and shortly afterwards dies. •
December 28 –
Red Turban Rebellions:
Hu Mei captures
Shaowu, while
Xu Da and
Chang Yuchun capture
Jinan, bringing both under
Zhu Yuanzhang's control.
Date unknown • Winter – Construction of a stone
Moscow Kremlin Wall around the city is begun to resist invasion by the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania. •
Petru I succeeds his grandfather
Bogdan I as
voivode (ruler) of
Moldavia. • The first
university in
Pécs,
Hungary, is founded by
King Louis I. == Births ==