1362

1362 (MCCCLXII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1362nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 362nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 62nd year of the 14th century, and the 3rd year of the 1360s decade. As of the start of 1362, the Gregorian calendar was 8 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• First Foundation of the Venerable English College
• January 16 – The "Grote Mandrenke" storm tide strikes Holland, England, Germany and Denmark destroying the city of Rungholt in Nordfriesland, Germany.
• Under Edward III, English replaces French as England's national language, for the first time following the Norman Conquest of 1066.
• September 28 – Pope Urban V succeeds Pope Innocent VI as the 200th pope.
• Louis I of Hungary defeats and captures Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria; he conquers northern Bulgaria, extending his control over the Balkans.
• The Ottomans capture Philippopolis and Adrianopole (now the city of Edirne) from the Byzantine Empire. Byzantine Empire is reduced to the city of Constantinople.
• Waldemar Atterdag of Denmark defeats the Hanseatic League in a naval battle off Helsingborg.
• Shahabuddin succeeds his brother, Alauddin Ali Sher, as Sultan of Kashmir.
• Constantine VI succeeds his cousin, Constantine V, as King of Armenia.
• Grand Duke of Lithuania Algirdas crushed the Tatars at the Blue Waters of the Southern Bug in 1362.

Births

• Bonne of Berry, Regent of Savoy (died 1435)
• Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany (died 1425)

Deaths

• April 6 – James I, Count of La Marche, French soldier (b. 1319)
• April 10 – Maud, Countess of Leicester(b. 1339)
• July 22 – Louis of Durazzo, Italian soldier (poisoned) (born 1324)
• September 12 – Pope Innocent VI
• Constantine V of Armenia
• Louis of Taranto (born 1320)