1380s - Events and Trends. The Western Schism continues with Pope Urban VI and Avignon Pope Clement VII each considered by some to be the Pope. Richard II reigns in England and Charles VI reigns in France. Geoffrey Chaucer begins work on The Canterbury Tales A civil war in the Scandinavian part of Sweden brought unrest to Finland, too. As part of the Hundred Years War, the island of Jersey was attacked many times and was even occupied for a couple of years. Many ...

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1380 February 11 - Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italian humanist (died 1459) September 8 - Saint Bernardino of Siena, Italian Franciscan missionary (died 1444) Ghiyath al-Kashi, Persian astronomer and mathematician (died 1429) Thomas à Kempis, German monk and writer (died 1471) 1381 May 9 - Johann Schiltberger, German traveller and writer (died 1440) October 13 - Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English politician (died 1415) John I, Duke of Bourbon (died 1434) Saint R ...

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Centuries: 15th century BC - 14th century BC - 13th century BC Decades: 1390s BC 1380s BC 1370s BC 1360s BC 1350s BC - 1340s BC - 1330s BC 1320s BC 1310s BC 1300s BC 1290s BC 1340s BC - Events and trends. 1347 BC - Legendary King Erechtheus II is reportedly killed by lightning after a reign of 50 years and is succeeded by his younger brother Cecrops II. 1346 BC - Pharaoh Amenhotep IV of Egypt begins his Cult of Aten and begins construction of Amarna intended to be his ne ...

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1380 The city of Sofia (Bulgaria) is taken by the Ottoman Empire (Turks). Battle of Kulikovo - Russian forces under Grand Prince Dmitri Ivanovich of Moscow defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols (the Golden Horde), stopping their advance at Kulikovo. Charles V of France dies and is succeeded by his son Charles VI who reigned until 1422. Haakon VI of Norway dies and is succeeded by his son Olaf III of Denmark as Olaf IV of Norway. Iceland, as a part of Norway passes under the Danish crown. ...

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