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EVENTS
Europe
June 11
- The
Italian
Guelph And Ghibelline
factions fight in the
Battle Of Campaldino
; the Guelph victory secures their position of power in
Florence
.
Pope Nicholas IV
formally constitutes the
University Of Montpellier
in
France
by
Papal Bull
, combining various existing schools under the mantle of a single
University
.
Construction of
Conwy Castle
, ordered by King
Edward I Of England
, is completed in
Wales
.
Jew
s are expelled from
Gascony
and
Anjou
in
France
.
Construction of the
Belaya Vezha
tower in
Belarus
is completed.
Asia
April 27
-
Mamluk
sultan
Qalawun
captures the
County Of Tripoli
(in present-day
Lebanon
) after a month-long siege, thus extinguishing the
Crusader State
.
Franciscan
friars begin
Missionary
work in
China
.
North America
The 5,452 meter (17,887 feet) high
Volcano
Popocatépetl
is
First Ascended
by members of the
Tecuanipas
tribe in present-day
Mexico
.
BIRTHS
October 4
- King
Louis X Of France
(died
1316
)
October 6
- King
Wenceslaus III Of Bohemia
(died
1306
)
King
Leo IV Of Armenia
(died
1307
)
DEATHS
March 12
- King
Demetre II Of Georgia
(born
1259
)
King
Leo III Of Armenia
Petrus De Dacia
, Swedish monk and author
Ugolino Della Gherardesca
Ippen
, Japanese monk (born
1239
)
Gruffydd Fychan I
, last ruling prince of
Powys Fadog
.
IN FICTION
The ''
Doctor Who
'' serial
Marco Polo
is set in 1289, where Doctor Who joins
Marco Polo
travelling along the
Silk Road
toward
Beijing
.