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== Events ==
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=== January&ndash;December ===
* [[March 26]] &ndash; ''[[Reconquista]]'': The [[Siege of Algeciras (1342–44)]], one of the first European military engagements where gunpowder is used, ends with the Muslim city of Algeciras surrendering and being incorporated into the [[Kingdom of Castile]].
* [[April 17]] &ndash; [[Constantine II, King of Armenia]], is killed in an uprising and succeeded by a distant cousin, [[Constantine III, King of Armenia|Constantine III]].
* [[April 23]] &ndash; The [[St. George's Night Uprising]]: The [[Livonian Order]] hangs Vesse, the rebel [[Estonians|Estonian]] Elder of [[Saaremaa]] Island.
* [[May 13]] &ndash; [[Battle of Pallene]]: A Christian fleet defeats a Turkish fleet at [[Pallene, Chalcidice]].
* [[October 24]] &ndash; [[Smyrniote Crusade]]: A Christian fleet succeeds in taking the port city of [[Smyrna]] from the [[Aydinid]] Turks.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lock|first=Peter|title=The Routledge Companion to the Crusades|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135131371|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AkCKZ9Hs4-QC|page=127}}</ref>
* [[December 6]] &ndash; Five-year-old [[Eric XII of Sweden|Erik Magnusson]], the eldest son of King [[Magnus IV of Sweden]], is appointed heir to the Swedish throne, even though Sweden is an elective monarchy at this time.

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* King [[Edward III of England]] introduces three new gold coins, the [[English coin Florin or Double Leopard|florin]], [[English coin Half Florin or Leopard|leopard]], and [[English coin Quarter Florin or Helm|helm]]. Unfortunately, the amount of gold in the coins does not match their value of 6 shillings, 3 shillings, and 1 shilling and sixpence, so they have to be withdrawn and mostly melted down, by August of this year.
* [[Bablake School]] is founded in [[Coventry]], [[Kingdom of England|England]] by the dowager [[Isabella of France|Queen Isabella]].
* The [[Compagnia dei Bardi]] in Florence goes bankrupt, along with the [[Peruzzi]] Bank and the [[Acciaiuoli]] Bank.
* A large public dial clock is installed in the tower of the Palazzo Capitaniato, [[Padua]], commissioned by Prince [[Ubertino I da Carrara]] and supervised by [[Jacopo Dondi dell'Orologio]].
* A famine occurs in [[China]].
* King [[Peter IV of Aragon]] defeats and deposes his [[cousin]], [[James III of Majorca]], thereby absorbing the [[Balearic Islands|Balearic]] [[Kingdom of Majorca]] into the [[Crown of Aragon]].</onlyinclude>
* [[Newaya Krestos]] succeeds his father [[Amda Seyon I]] as [[Emperor of Ethiopia]]