Year 1361 (MCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.

Events

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January–December

• March 17 An-Nasir Hasan, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, is killed by one of his own mamluks, Yalbugha al-Umari, who, with the senior Mamluk emirs, has al-Mansur Muhammad installed as the new sultan.

• April 13 The University of Pavia is founded, on the Italian Peninsula.

• May 1 King Magnus Eriksson of Sweden and Norway sends a letter to the citizens of Visby, with a warning of an upcoming Danish invasion.

• July 27 Battle of Visby: King Valdemar IV of Denmark conquers the city of Visby by defeating the defending Gutnish country yeomen, and takes Gotland.

• October 10 Edward the Black Prince marries Joan of Kent at Windsor Castle.

Date unknown

• In the Marinid Empire in modern-day Morocco, Abu Salim Ibrahim is overthrown by Abu Umar, who is in turn overthrown by Abu Zayyan.

• Great Troubles: the Blue Horde descends into anarchy. Between 1361 and 1378, over 20 khans succeed each other in different parts of the Blue Horde's territory.

• Ottoman Emirate conquered Didymoteicho

• Chinese rebels capture the Goryeo capital.

• The earliest known musical keyboard instrument is built, with the layout of black and white keys that becomes standard.</onlyinclude>

Births

• February 26 Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (d. 1419)

date unknown

• John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont, Constable of Dover Castle (d. 1396)

• Isabella, Countess of Foix, vassal ruler (d. 1428)

• King Charles III of Navarre (d. 1425)

• She Xiang, Chinese tribute chieftain (d. 1396)

Deaths

• January 7 Gerlach I of Nassau-Wiesbaden

• March 17 An-Nasir Hasan, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (b. 1334/35)

• March 23 Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster, English soldier and diplomat

• May 21 Orhan Ghazi, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1274)

• June 9 Philippe de Vitry, French composer (b. 1291)

• June 15 Johannes Tauler, German mystic theologian

• June 17 Ingeborg of Norway, princess consort and regent of Sweden (b. 1301)

• September 18 Louis V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1315)

• October 4 John de Mowbray, 3rd Baron Mowbray, English baron (b. 1310)

• October 8 John Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp, Warden of the Cinque Ports

• November 21 Philip of Rouvres, Duke of Burgundy (plague) (b. 1346)

date unknown

• Giovanni, son of Francesco Petrarch (plague)

• Richard Badew, Chancellor of the University of Cambridge

• Reynold Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham of Sterborough, English knight and diplomat (b. 1295)

• Hajji Beg, Barlas leader

• c. 1362 Blanche of Bourbon

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