Events
Pre-1600
*
1258 –
Mongol invasions:
Baghdad falls to the Mongols, bringing the
Islamic Golden Age
The Islamic Golden Age was a period of cultural, economic, and scientific flourishing in the history of Islam, traditionally dated from the 8th century to the 14th century. This period is traditionally understood to have begun during the reign ...
to an end.
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1306
Year 1306 (Roman numerals, MCCCVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
England
* February 10 – Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn III of Badenoch ...
– In front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in
Dumfries,
Robert the Bruce
Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (Scottish Gaelic: ''Raibeart an Bruis''), was King of Scots from 1306 to his death in 1329. One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventuall ...
murders
John Comyn
John Comyn III of Badenoch, nicknamed the Red (c. 1274 – 10 February 1306), was a leading Scottish baron and magnate who played an important role in the First War of Scottish Independence. He served as Guardian of Scotland after the forced ...
, sparking the revolution in the
Wars of Scottish Independence.
*
1355 – The
St Scholastica Day riot breaks out in
Oxford
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the Un ...
, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days.
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1502
Year 1502 ( MDII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–June
* January 1 – Portuguese explorers, led by Gonçalo Coelho, sail into Guanabara B ...
–
Vasco da Gama sets sail from
Lisbon, Portugal, on his