1303
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Events
January–December
- February 24 – Battle of Roslin: The Scots defeat the English.
- April 4 – Battle of Arques: The Flemings defeat the French.
- April 20 – Pope Boniface VIII founds the University of Rome La Sapienza.
- May 29 – The Treaty of Paris restores Gascony to the English.
- August 8 – 1303 Crete earthquake: An earthquake destroys the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt, one of the seven wonders of the world.[1]
- September 7 – Guillaume de Nogaret imprisons Pope Boniface VIII on behalf of Philip IV of France; Gregory Bicskei, archbishop of Esztergom, is killed in the incident.
- September 25 – 1303 Hongdong earthquake.
- October 22 – Pope Benedict XI succeeds Pope Boniface VIII, as the 194th pope.
Date unknown
- Wars of Scottish Independence: Edward I of England resumes his campaign against William Wallace and others in Scotland, holding court in Dunfermline Abbey.
- Battle of Dimbos: The Ottoman Turks under Osman I defeat the Byzantines.
- The Khalji Dynasty under Alauddin Khalji conquers Chittorgarh in northern India, after taking the massive Chittor Fort.
- The Avoirdupois system of weights and measures is introduced to England and Wales.
- Siege of Amsterdam: Kennemers and Waterlanders lay siege against Amsterdam for a year.
Births
- Saint Birgitta, Swedish saint (d. 1373)
- Gegeen Khan, Mongol emperor of China (d. 1323)
Deaths
- March 4 – Daniel of Russia, first prince of Moscow
- May 19 – Saint Ivan of martingale, French canon lawyer (b. 1253)
- September 7 – Gregory Bicker, archbishop of Ergosterol
- October 11 – Pope Boniface VIII
- October 27 – Beatrice of Castile, queen consort of King Alfonso III of Portugal
- October 29 – Emperor Ivan Sennafuc III of Bulgaria
References
- ↑ Ambraseys, N. N.; Melville, C. P.; Adams, R. D. (2005). The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea: A Historical Review. Cambridge University Press. p. 42.