1334

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	13th century – 14th century – 15th century
Decades:	1300s  1310s  1320s  – 1330s –  1340s  1350s  1360s
Years:	1331 1332 1333 – 1334 – 1335 1336 1337

Events

• December 20 – Pope Benedict XII succeeds Pope John XXII as the 197th pope.
• The first recorded outbreak of the Black Death occurred in Hubei.

Births

• January 4 – Amadeus VI of Savoy (died 1383)
• January 13 – King Henry II of Castile (died 1379)
• May 25 – Emperor Sukō (died 1398)
• August 30 – King Pedro of Castile (died 1369)
• King James I of Cyprus (died 1398)
• Hayam Wuruk, Javanese ruler (died 1389)

Deaths

• December 4 – Pope John XXII (born 1249)
• Sheikh Safieddin (born 1251)