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==== Art and Culture ====
* The oldest surviving [[bell (instrument)|bell]], in the clocks atop the dome of [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]], is built.
* Work is begun on the construction of [[Mob Quad]] in [[Merton College, Oxford]].

==== Markets ====
* [[June 16]] &ndash; [[List of bishops of Västerås|Petrus]], bishop of [[Diocese of Västerås|Västerås]], buys 1/8 of the [[Falun Mine|Stora Kopparberg]] copper mine in [[Falun]], [[Sweden]]. During the reign of King [[Magnus III of Sweden|Magnus III]], nobles and foreign merchants from [[Lübeck]] take interests in the mining area.
* The Flemish city of [[Ghent]] seeks rights to start redeeming its already issued annuities. It is a clear indication of financial difficulty, and maybe an early sign of the crisis of the 13th Century.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Munro|first=John H.|title=The Medieval Origins of the Financial Revolution|journal=The International History Review|year=2003|volume=15|issue=3|pages=506–562}}</ref>

==== Religion ====
* [[February 22]] &ndash; Nicholas IV is elected as the successor of the late [[Pope Honorius IV|Honorius IV]] (see [[1287]]) during a [[1287–1288 papal election|conclave]] in Rome and becomes the 191st pope of the [[Catholic Church]].
* March&ndash;April &ndash; [[Rabban Bar Sauma]], Chinese Nestorian monk and diplomat, arrives at Rome and is received by Nicholas IV, who gives him communion on [[Palm Sunday]].<ref>Chisholm, Hugh (1911). "Rabban Bar Sauma". ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', p. 767. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.</ref>

==== Technology ====
* The oldest-known [[bronze]] [[handgun]] in the world is dated to this year, a Chinese gun found in [[Acheng District]], that was once used to suppress the rebellion of the Mongol prince [[Nayan (Mongol prince)|Nayan]].<ref>Chase, Kenneth Warren (2003). ''Firearms: A Global History to 1700''. Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-521-82274-9}}, p. 32.</ref>
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