What Happened in 1364

Major Events

  • Apr 24 Pope Urban V names John V van Virneburg as Bishop of Utrecht
  • May 13 Peter Coutherel banished from Leuven
  • Sep 29 Battle of Auray, English forces defeat French in Brittany

Born in 1364

  • May 20 Henry Percy [Harry Hotspur], English knight, soldier and politician (d. 1403)
  • Nov 30 John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (d. 1390)

Who Died in 1364

  • Apr 8 John II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44
  • Jun 30 Arnost of Pardubice, Archbishop of Prague (b. 1297)
  • Aug 5 Emperor Kōgon of Japan (Ashikaga Pretenders), 1st Northern Emperor, dies at 51
  • Sep 29 Charles, Duke of Brittany ("the Saint" beatified 1904), killed in the Battle of Auray at 44 or 45



World Leaders in 1364