Historical Events in 1282
- Mar 30 The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers
- Sep 4 King of Aragon Pedro III annexes Sicily
- Oct 13 Nichiren Daishonin, founder of the Nichiren School of Buddhism, dies, his ashes are interred at Taisekiji Temple.
- Nov 9 Pope Martinus IV excommunicates king Pedro III of Aragon
- Dec 11 Llywelyn ab Gruffydd/Llywelyn the Last, last native Prince of Wales is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales. Reigned from 1259.
Did You Know?
Llywelyn ab Gruffydd/Llywelyn the Last, last native Prince of Wales is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, south Wales. Reigned from 1259.
On December 11, 1282
Famous People Born in 1282
- Aug 7 Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, youngest daughter of King Edward I and Queen Eleanor of Castile, born in Rhuddlan Castle, Denbighshire (d. 1316)
World Leaders in 1282
Kublai Khan
Mongolian Emperor and Founder of the Yuan Dynasty
Kublai KhanFamous People Who Died in 1282
- Jan 9 Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204)
- Aug 25 Thomas Cantilupe, English saint (b. ca 1218)
- Oct 13 Nichiren Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism (b. 1222)
- Dec 11 Michael VIII, Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1259-82), dies
