Historical Events in 1278
- May 10 Jews of England imprisoned on charges of coining
- Aug 26 Battle of Marchfeld: Rudolf of Habsburg defeats Ottokar II
- Nov 17 680 Jews arrested (293 hanged) in England for counterfeiting coins
Famous People Born in 1278
- Apr 17 Michael IX Palaeologus, co-ruling Byzantine Emperor (1295-1320), eldest son of Andronikos II Palaiologos and Anna of Hungary, born in Constantinople, Byzantine Empire (d. 1320)
World Leaders in 1278
Kublai Khan
Mongolian Emperor and Founder of the Yuan Dynasty
Kublai KhanFamous People Who Died in 1278
- Feb 10 Margaret II of Flanders (b. 1202)
- May 8 Emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268)
- Aug 13 Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65
- Aug 26 Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle