1339

Events of 1339

• 23 September - Simone Boccanegra is elected as the first Doge of Genoa.
• Emperor Go-Murakami accedes to the throne of Japan.
• Kashmir is conquered by Muslims.
• All streets in the city of Florence are paved, making it the first European city to do so.

The Year 1339 AD In the year 1339 AD the Kremlin in Moscow was built.

Births

• July 23 - King Louis I of Naples (d. 1384)
• November 1 - Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (d. 1365)
• date unknown
• Pope Alexander V (d. 1410)
• Eric XII of Sweden (d. 1359)
• Frederick, Duke of Bavaria-Landshut (d. 1393)
• John V, Duke of Brittany (d. 1399)
• Juana Manuel of Castile, queen consort of Castile (d. 1381)
• Jurjani, Arabian encyclopaedist (d. 1414)

Also see 1339 births.

Deaths

• February 17 - Otto, Duke of Austria (b. 1301)
• May 26 - Aldona Ona, Queen of Poland (b. c. 1309)
• August 16 - Azzone Visconti, founder of the state of Milan (b. 1302)
• September 1 - Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1305)
• September 19 - Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (b. 1288)
• October 29 - Alexander I, Grand Prince of Tver (b. 1301)
• date unknown - Henry de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1260)

Also see 1339 deaths.