1303

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	13th century – 14th century – 15th century
Decades:	1270s  1280s  1290s  – 1300s –  1310s  1320s  1330s
Years:	1300 1301 1302 – 1303 – 1304 1305 1306

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1303 (MCCCIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1303rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 303rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 3rd year of the 14th century, and the 4th year of the 1300s decade. As of the start of 1303, the Gregorian calendar was 8 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• 24 February: Battle of Roslin
• 20 April: Pope Boniface VIII starts the University of Rome La Sapienza
• October 22 – Pope Benedict XI replaces Pope Boniface VIII as the 194th pope.
• Edward I of England fights for and wins back Scotland (see also: William Wallace, Wars of Scottish Independence)
• The Khilji Dynasty under Alauddin Khilji beats Chittorgarh in northern India.

Births

• Saint Birgitta, Swedish saint (died 1373)
• Gegeen Khan, Mongol emperor of China (died 1323)

Deaths

• October 11 – Pope Boniface VIII
• Daniel of Russia, he was the first prince of Moscow
• Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria, emperor of Bulgaria
• Beatrix of Castile, wife of King Afonso III of Portugal (born 1242)

Other

• Avoirdupois system of weights and measures comes to England and Wales.
• An earthquake destroys the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt, one of the seven wonders of the world