1289
Europe
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June 11 - The
Italian Guelph and Ghibelline factions fight in the
battle of Campaldino; the Guelph victory secures their position of power in
Florence.
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Pope Nicholas IV formally constitutes the
University of Montpellier in
France by
papal bull, combining various existing schools under the mantle of a single
university.
* Construction of
Conwy Castle, ordered by King
Edward I of England, is completed in
Wales.
*
Jews are expelled from
Gascony and
Anjou in
France.
* Construction of the
Belaya Vezha tower in
Belarus is completed.
Asia
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April 27 -
Mamluk sultan
Qalawun captures the
County of Tripoli (in present-day
Lebanon) after a month-long siege, thus extinguishing the
crusader state.
*
Franciscan friars begin
missionary work in
China.
North America
* The 5,452 meter (17,887 feet) high
volcano Popocatépetl is
first ascended by members of the
Tecuanipas tribe in present-day
Mexico.
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October 4 - King
Louis X of France (died
1316)
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October 6 - King
Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (died
1306)
*King
Leo IV of Armenia (died
1307)
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March 12 - King
Demetre II of Georgia (born
1259)
*King
Leo III of Armenia*
Petrus de Dacia, Swedish monk and author
*
Ugolino della Gherardesca*
Ippen, Japanese monk (born
1239)
*
Gruffydd Fychan I, last ruling prince of
Powys Fadog.
*The
Doctor Who serial
Marco Polo is set in 1289, where Doctor Who joins
Marco Polo travelling along the
Silk Road toward
Beijing.
