Major Events
- Jan 11 Earliest record in Durham, England of 'Plough Monday', the first Monday after the Feast of Epiphany (Jan 6) when agricultural work could restart
- Apr 8 Bartolomeo Prignano elected as Pope Urban VI
- Aug 9 Cardinals declare pope Urbanus VI lawless (anti christian/devil)
- Sep 20 Robert de Geneve, "butcher of Cesena" crowned anti-pope Clemens VII
Born in 1378
- Jun 22 Walter Hungerford, English soldier, diplomat and influential politician (fought with Henry V at Agincourt), (d. 1449) [1]
- Aug 16 Hongxi Emperor [Zhu Gaochi], fourth Emperor of Ming Dynasty of China, born in Nanjing, China (d. 1425)
- Oct 24 David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402)
- Dec 31 Pope Callixtus III [Alfonso de Borgia], head of the Catholic Church & ruler of the Papal States (1455-58), born in Kingdom of Valencia (d. 1458)
Who Died in 1378
- Feb 6 Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (b. 1338)
- Mar 27 Gregory XI [Pierre R the Beaufort], last French Pope (1370-78), dies
- Jul 1 Jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies
- Nov 3 Jan II, ruler of Polanen, Leck and Breda, dies
- Nov 29 Charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78) and Holy Roman Emperor (1355-78), dies at 62
More 1378 Deaths
Gregory I
Gregory XIII
Julius II
Julius III
Leo X
Pius V