1289
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Ancient Olympiads' not found. 1289 (MCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1289th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 289th year of the 2nd millennium, the 89th year of the 13th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1280s decade. As of the start of 1289, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 12th century – 13th century – 14th century |
| Decades: | 1250s 1260s 1270s – 1280s – 1290s 1300s 1310s |
| Years: | 1286 1287 1288 – 1289 – 1290 1291 1292 |
Events
- The 5,452 meter (17,887 feet) high volcano Popocatépetl is first ascended by members of the Tecuanipas tribe in present-day Mexico.
- April 27 – Fall of Tripoli: Mamluk sultan Qalawun captures the County of Tripoli (in present-day Lebanon) after a month-long siege, thus extinguishing the crusader state.
- Prince Subaru of Japan conquers the province of Saitama.
- June 11 – The Italian Guelph and Ghibelline factions fight in the Battle of Campaldino; the Guelph victory secures their position of power in Florence.
- Construction of Conwy Castle was ordered by King Edward I of England. It was completed in Wales.
- Jews are expelled from Gascony and Anjou in France.
- Construction of the Belaya Vezha tower in Belarus is completed.
- Pope Nicholas IV creates the University of Montpellier in France by papal bull. This combined various existing schools into a single university.
- In Siena, 23 partners re-create the Gran Tavola bank. It was formerly the most successful European bank. It ceased operations after the death of its creator and manager Orlando Bonsignori in 1273.[1]
- Franciscan friars begin missionary work in China.
Births
- October 4 – King Louis X of France (d. 1316)
- October 6 – King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306)
- King Leo IV of Armenia (d. 1307)
Deaths
- Category:1289 deaths
- January 16 – Buqa, Mongol minister
- March 12 – King Demetre II of Georgia (b. 1259)
- King Leo III of Armenia
- Petrus de Dacia, Swedish monk and writer
- Ugolino della Gherardesca
- Ippen, Japanese monk (b. 1239)
- Gruffydd Fychan I, last ruling prince of Powys Fadog
1289 Media
The Siege of Tripoli by the Mamluks.
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References
- ↑ Bowsky, William (1981). A medieval Italian commune: Siena under the Nine, 1287-1355. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-04256-5.