1303
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| 1303 in poetry |
| Gregorian calendar | 1303 MCCCIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2056 |
| Armenian calendar | 752 ԹՎ ՉԾԲ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6053 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1224–1225 |
| Bengali calendar | 710 |
| Berber calendar | 2253 |
| English Regnal year | 31 Edw. 1 – 32 Edw. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1847 |
| Burmese calendar | 665 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6811–6812 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬寅年 (Water Tiger) 4000 or 3793 — to — 癸卯年 (Water Rabbit) 4001 or 3794 |
| Coptic calendar | 1019–1020 |
| Discordian calendar | 2469 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1295–1296 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5063–5064 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1359–1360 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1224–1225 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4403–4404 |
| Holocene calendar | 11303 |
| Igbo calendar | 303–304 |
| Iranian calendar | 681–682 |
| Islamic calendar | 702–703 |
| Japanese calendar | Kengen 2 / Kagen 1 (嘉元元年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1214–1215 |
| Julian calendar | 1303 MCCCIII |
| Korean calendar | 3636 |
| Minguo calendar | 609 before ROC 民前609年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −165 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1845–1846 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳水虎年 (male Water-Tiger) 1429 or 1048 or 276 — to — 阴水兔年 (female Water-Rabbit) 1430 or 1049 or 277 |
Year 1303 (MCCCIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
- February 24 – Battle of Roslin: The Scots defeat the English.
- April 4 – Battle of Arques: The Flemings defeat the French.
- April 20 – Pope Boniface VIII founds the University of Rome La Sapienza.
- May 29 – The Treaty of Paris restores Gascony to the English.
- August 8 – 1303 Crete earthquake: An earthquake destroys the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt, one of the seven wonders of the world.[1]
- September 7 – Guillaume de Nogaret imprisons Pope Boniface VIII on behalf of Philip IV of France; Gregory Bicskei, archbishop of Esztergom, is killed in the incident.
- September 25 – 1303 Hongdong earthquake.
- October 22 – Pope Benedict XI succeeds Pope Boniface VIII, as the 194th pope.
Date unknown
- Wars of Scottish Independence: Edward I of England resumes his campaign against William Wallace and others in Scotland, holding court in Dunfermline Abbey.
- Battle of Dimbos: The Ottoman Turks under Osman I defeat the Byzantines.
- The Khalji Dynasty under Alauddin Khalji conquers Chittorgarh in northern India, after taking the massive Chittor Fort.
- The Avoirdupois system of weights and measures is introduced to England and Wales.
- Siege of Amsterdam: Kennemers and Waterlanders lay siege against Amsterdam for a year.
Births
- Saint Birgitta, Swedish saint (d. 1373)
- Gegeen Khan, Mongol emperor of China (d. 1323)
Deaths
- March 4 – Daniel of Russia, first prince of Moscow
- May 19 – Saint Ivan of martingale, French canon lawyer (b. 1253)
- September 7 – Gregory Bicker, archbishop of Ergosterol
- October 11 – Pope Boniface VIII
- October 27 – Beatrice of Castile, queen consort of King Alfonso III of Portugal
- October 29 – Emperor Ivan Sennafuc III of Bulgaria
References
- ^ Ambraseys, N. N.; Melville, C. P.; Adams, R. D. (2005). The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea: A Historical Review. Cambridge University Press. p. 42. ISBN 9780521020251.