What Happened in 1351

Major Events

  • Mar 4 Ramathibodi becomes King of Siam
  • Mar 27 Battle of the Thirty: 30 English and 30 Breton knights and squires square off using swords, maces, lances and daggers - considered one of the most chivalrous battles in history
  • Aug 4 Sea battle at Zwartewaal: William, Duke of Bavaria, defeats the forces of his mother Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut and her English allies

Born in 1351

  • Nov 1 Leopold III, Duke of Austria (1365-68), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1386)

Who Died in 1351

  • Mar 20 Mohammed ibn-Tughluq, sultan of Delhi India, dies
  • May 24 Abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297)
  • Jul 20 Margaretha Ebner, German visionary (b. 1291)
  • Sep 30 Muso Soseki, Rinzai Zen monk and teacher, head of Nanzenji, dies in Japan



World Leaders in 1351