What Happened in 1278

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Historical Events

  • 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

World Leaders in 1278

  • Kublai KhanKublai Khan
    Mongolian Emperor and Founder of the Yuan Dynasty

Famous People Born in 1278

  • Apr 17 Michael IX Palaeologus, co-ruling Eastern Roman Emperor, eldest son of Andronikos II Palaiologos and Anna of Hungary, born in Constantinople, Byzantine Empire (d. 1320)

Famous Deaths

  • 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