- Feb 9 Ai-Tsung [Aizong], Last Jin Emperor of Northern China (1224-1234), commits suicide at 35, to avoid capture by the Mongols
- Jun 18 Emperor Chūkyō, 85th emperor of Japan, dies at 15
- Jul 19 Floris IV, Count of Holland, killed in a tournament at 23
- Aug 31 Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide