1303

Year 1303 was a common year starting on Tuesday "Calendar - Portugal - 1303" (Julian calendar), Time and Date AS / Steffen Thorsen, 2008, webpage: [http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/index.html?year=1303&country=15 TimeandDate-calendar-1303-Portugal] .] (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events of 1303

* 24 February - Battle of Roslin: The Scots defeat the English.
* 20 April: Pope Boniface VIII founds the University of Rome La Sapienza.
* October 22 - Pope Benedict XI succeeds Pope Boniface VIII as the 194th pope.

Undated

* Edward I of England reconquers Scotland (see also: William Wallace, Wars of Scottish Independence).
* The Khilji Dynasty under Alauddin Khilji conquers Chittorgarh in northern India, after taking the massive Chittorgarh Fort.
* The Avoirdupois system of weights and measures is introduced to England and Wales.
* An earthquake destroys the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt, one of the seven wonders of the world.

Births

* Saint Birgitta, Swedish saint (d. 1373)
* Gegeen Khan, Mongol emperor of China (d. 1323)
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Deaths

* October 11 - Pope Boniface VIII
* Daniel of Russia, first prince of Moscow
* Emperor Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria
* Beatrix of Castile, spouse of King Afonso III of Portugal (b. 1242)
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