1316

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Years: 1313 1314 1315 - 1316 - 1317 1318 1319

Decades: 1280s 1290s 1300s - 1310s - 1320s 1330s 1340s

Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century

Events

• Pope John XXII elected to the papacy.
• The Great Famine of 1315-1317.

Births

• March 2 - King Robert II of Scotland (died 1390)
• May 14 - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1378)
• November 15 - John I of France (died 1316)
• Fa Ngum, King of Lan Xang (died 1393)
• Simeon of Russia
• King Magnus II of Sweden (died 1377)
• Abu Sa'id, ruler of Iran (died 1335)

Deaths

• March 2 - Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (born 1296)
• June 5 - King Louis X of France (born 1289)
• July 5 - Infante Ferran of Majorca (born 1278)
• August 10 - Felim mac Aedh Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht (killed in battle)
• November 20 - King John I of France (b. 1316)
• Stefan Dragutin, King of Serbia
• Guillaume Guiart, French chronicler and poet
• Vytenis, Grand Prince of Lithuania