1323

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Years: 1320 1321 1322 - 1323 - 1324 1325 1326

Decades: 1290s 1300s 1310s - 1320s - 1330s 1340s 1350s

Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century

Events

• August 12 - The Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod (Russia) is signed, regulating the border for the first time.
• Saint Thomas Aquinas is canonized.
• Lithuania: In the Letters of Gediminas, Vilnius is named as the capital city.
• The Pharos of Alexandria Lighthouse (one of the Seven Wonders of the World) is destroyed by a series of earthquakes.
• 24 October-30 October - Edward II stays at Liverpool Castle.

Births

• Constance of Penafiel, daughter of Juan Manuel ("El Scritor" de Castile) (d. 1345)

Deaths

• Amadeus V of Savoy (b. 1252)
• Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English military leader
• Gegeen Khan, Grand Khan of the Mongol Empire (b. 1303)
• Andrew of Halych, king of Galicia with his brother Leo II
• Leo II of Halych, king of Galicia with his brother Andrew (both died fighting Mongol-Tatars) (possible Lithuanians)

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