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Years: 1331 1332 1333 - 1334 - 1335 1336 1337

Decades: 1300s 1310s 1320s - 1330s - 1340s 1350s 1360s

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

Events

• July 18 - The bishop of Florence blesses the first foundational stone laid for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral. The tower was designed by the artist Giotto di Bondone.
• December 20 - Pope Benedict XII succeeds Pope John XXII as the 197th pope.
• The first recorded outbreak of the Black Death occurs in Hubei.

Births

• January 4 - Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)
• January 13 - King Henry II of Castile (d. 1379)
• May 25 - Emperor Sukō (d. 1398)
• August 30 - King Pedro of Castile (d. 1369)
• King James I of Cyprus (d. 1398)
• Hayam Wuruk, Javanese ruler (d. 1389)

Deaths

• December 4 - Pope John XXII (b. 1249)
• Sheikh Safieddin of Persia (b. 1251)

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