1361
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 13th century – 14th century – 15th century |
| Decades: | 1330s 1340s 1350s – 1360s – 1370s 1380s 1390s |
| Years: | 1358 1359 1360 – 1361 – 1362 1363 1364 |
Events
- Founding of the University of Pavia, Italy.
- The Hungarian capital is moved from Esztergom to Buda.
- In the Marinid Empire in present-day Morocco, Abu Salim Ibrahim is overthrown by Abu Umar. Abu Umar is then later in the year overthrown by Abu Zayyan.
- State of anarchy within the Blue Horde. Between 1361 and 1378, over 20 khans succeed each other in different parts of the Blue Horde's territory.
- Edward, the Black Prince, marries Joan, the 'Fair Maid of Kent'.
Births
- February 26 – Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (died 1419)
- John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont, Constable of Dover Castle (died 1396)
Deaths
- March 24 – Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster, English soldier and diplomat
- June 9 – Philippe de Vitry, French composer (born 1291)
- June 15 – Johannes Tauler, German mystic theologian
- November 21 – Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (plague) (born 1346 – age 15)
- Giovanni (plague), son of Francesco Petrarch
- Richard Badew, Chancellor of Cambridge University
- John Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp de Somerset, Warden of the Cinque Ports
- Reginald de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham (born 1295)
- Jan z Melsztyna, Polish nobleman
1361 Media
Keyboards of Nicholas Faber's organ for Halberstadt, built in 1361 and enlarged 1495. The illustration is from Praetorius' Syntagma Musicum (1619). At the top is the earliest example of the "seven plus five" layout. The bottom two illustrate the earlier "eight plus four" arrangement
