Historical Events In 1348

Jan 25   Earthquake destroys Villach, killing 5000   

Apr 06   Italian poet Petrarch's beloved Laura dies of plague   

Apr 06   Petrarch's Laura, dies of plague.   

Apr 07   Prague U, 1st university in central Europe, formed by Charles IV   

Apr 23   1st English order of knighthood founded (Order of Garter)   

Apr 23   English order of knighthood founded.   

Apr 23   inaugural English order of knighthood founded (Order of the Garter)   

Jul 06   Papal bull of Pope Clement VI protecting Jews during the Black Death.   

Jul 07   John Andreae, Italian canonist, dies   

Sep 21   Jews in Zurich Switzerland are accused of poisoning wells.   

Oct 28   Third wave of the Great plague hits the Old World.   

Nov 15   In this year, Rudolph of Oron claims Jews have confessed to poisoning wells.   

Apr 02   Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385) was born in the year 1348.   

Apr 06   Petrarch's Laura, dies of plague in the year 1348.   

Jul 07   On this day in history john Andreae, Italian canonist, dies   

Dec 02   Emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297) died in the year 1348.