Historical Events
- May 3 John II becomes Duke of Brabant and Limburg
Temür Khan
May 10 Temür Khan declared Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, succeeding his grandfather Kublai Khan
- May 12 Construction of Santa Croce begins in Florence, the largest Franciscan church in the world (consecrated 1442)
Famous Deaths
- May 3 John I, Duke of Brabant and Limburg and poet, murdered at 41 or 42
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