- Apr 26 Korean Confucian scholar and statesman Jeong Mong-ju is assassinated on the Sonjuk Bridge in Gaeseong (now North Korea). A brown spot on the bridge is still said to be his blood.
- Jun 13 Assassination attempt on Olivier de Clisson, Constable of France, by Pierre de Craon fails
- Dec 16 Nanboku-chō - Emperor Go-Kameyama of Japan abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu
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