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Heads of State

Year of the Metal Hare辛卯(at the beginning of Metal Tiger庚寅)

Syria: 1602/ 03 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Europe

  • May: Genoese merchants and Ugolino Vivaldi Vandino familiarize yourself with two galleys on the way to discover the sea route to India. Your fate is unknown.
  • Early August: According to Swiss national myth founding of the Swiss Confederation ( Rütlischwur, Federal Charter ) by the three original cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden on the Rütliwiese on Lake Lucerne.
  • In the Peace of Treviso Venice receives the sovereignty over the eastern shoreline of Capodistra to Rovinj.

Asia

City rights and notices Ersturkundliche

  • First mention of Altdorf ( district of Esslingen ), Böbingen an der Rems, Whose things Illerrieden, Oberweningen and Vill mill ( Niederrhein)
  • Antwerp city.
  • First mentioned by Gunter bei Berg.

Religion

  • Pentecost: On the General Chapter of the Dominicans in Palencia is decided that a Spanish convent is to give lessons in Arabic and Hebrew.
  • August: Thibaud Gaudin is 22 and second last Grand Master of the Knights Templar.
  • The Dominican inquisitor Bernard Gui and teaches theology in Limoges.
  • The Franciscan John Duns Scotus was ordained as a priest.
  • Monastery Windsheim is founded.

Born

  • February 8: Alfonso IV, King of Portugal ( † 1357 )
  • March 9: Cangrande I della Scala, lord of the city ( Signore ) of Verona ( † 1329 )
  • October 31: Philippe de Vitry, French poet, composer, politician and bishop of Meaux († 1361 )

Died

  • John (Uppsala ), Archbishop of Uppsala
April 2014 List of centuries 11th century 15th century 1250s 1260s 1270s 1300s (decade) 1310s 1320s 1330s 1281 1286 1296 1301 Siege of Acre (1291) Armenian calendar Vikram Samvat Buddhist calendar Sexagenary cycle Dai people Iranian calendars Coptic calendar Malayalam calendar Vandino and Ugolino Vivaldi Federal Charter of 1291 May 18 Al-Ashraf Khalil Sidon Syria (Roman province) Gaykhatu Altdorf, Esslingen Derendingen, Switzerland Dominican Order Afonso IV of Portugal Cangrande I. della Scala Guillaume de Beaujeu 1243 June 18 1265 June 26 1223 July 12 1266 July 15 1218 August 16 1269 August 17 Johannes (Archbishop of Uppsala)
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