1316

Year 1316 was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events of 1316

* January 28 - The revolt of Llywelyn Bren breaks out in Wales.
* August 7 - Pope John XXII succeeds Pope Clement V as the 196th pope.
* August 10 - Second Battle of Athenry ends with over 5,000 dead, and Norman rule retained in Ireland.
* The Great Famine of 1315-1317 is at its peak.
* The Pound sterling experiences the greatest year of inflation in its history, at 100.04 percent, losing over half its value.

Births

* March 2 - King Robert II of Scotland (d. 1390)
* May 14 - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)
* November 15 - John I of France (d. 1316)
*"date unknown"
**Fa Ngum, King of Lan Xang (d. 1393)
**King Magnus IV of Sweden (d. 1377)
**Simeon of Russia
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Deaths

* March 2 - Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1296)
* March 12 - King Stefan Dragutin of Serbia
* June 5 - King Louis X of France (b. 1289)
* July 5 - Infante Ferran of Majorca (b. 1278)
* August 10 - Felim mac Aedh Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht (in battle)
* November 20 - King John I of France (5 days old)
*"date unknown"
**Guillaume Guiart, French chronicler and poet
**Guo Shoujing, Chinese astronomer and mathematician
**Vytenis, Grand Prince of Lithuania
**Ala-Ud-Din-Khilji,the sultan of Delhi,India
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