1303
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| Centuries: | 13th century - 14th century - 15th century |
| Decades: | 1270s 1280s 1290s - 1300s - 1310s 1320s 1330s |
| Years: | 1300 1301 1302 - 1303 - 1304 1305 1306 |
| 1303 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture - |
| Art - Literature - Music - Science |
| Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Births - Deaths - Works |
Year 1303 was a common year starting on Tuesday [1] (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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[edit] Events of 1303
- 24 February - Battle of Roslin: The Scots defeat the English.
- 20 April: Pope Boniface VIII founds the University of Rome La Sapienza.
- October 22 - Pope Benedict XI succeeds Pope Boniface VIII as the 194th pope.
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- Edward I of England reconquers Scotland (see also: William Wallace, Wars of Scottish Independence).
- The Khilji Dynasty under Alauddin Khilji conquers Chittorgarh in northern India, after taking the massive Chittorgarh Fort.
- The Avoirdupois system of weights and measures is introduced to England and Wales.
- An earthquake destroys the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt, one of the seven wonders of the world.
| Gregorian calendar | 1303 MCCCIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2056 |
| Armenian calendar | 752 ԹՎ ՉԾԲ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -541 – -540 |
| Berber calendar | 2253 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1847 |
| Burmese calendar | 665 |
| Chinese calendar | 3939/3999-12-13 (壬寅年十二月十三日) — to —
3940/4000-11-23(癸卯年十一月廿三日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1019 – 1020 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1295 – 1296 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5063 – 5064 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1358 – 1359 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1225 – 1226 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4404 – 4405 |
| Holocene calendar | 11303 |
| Iranian calendar | 681 – 682 |
| Islamic calendar | 702 – 703 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3636 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1846 |
[edit] Births
- Saint Birgitta, Swedish saint (d. 1373)
- Gegeen Khan, Mongol emperor of China (d. 1323)
- Also see Category:1303 births.
[edit] Deaths
- October 11 - Pope Boniface VIII
- Daniel of Russia, first prince of Moscow
- Emperor Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria
- Beatrix of Castile, spouse of King Afonso III of Portugal (b. 1242)
- Also see Category:1303 deaths.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Calendar - Portugal - 1303" (Julian calendar), Time and Date AS / Steffen Thorsen, 2008, webpage: TimeandDate-calendar-1303-Portugal.
