1289

1279 < 1280 < 1281 < 1282 < 1283 < 1284 < 1285 <1286 < 1287 < 1288 < 1289 > 1290 > 1291 > 1292 > 1293 > 1294 > 1295 > 1296 > 1297 > 1298 > 1299

---

( 1280s: )     1289
Year 1289

Events

By place

America

• The 5,453 metres (17,890 ft) high volcano Popocatépetl is first ascended by members of the Tecuanipas tribe, in present-day Mexico.

Africa

• April 27 – Fall of Tripoli: Mamluk sultan Qalawun captures the County of Tripoli (in present-day Lebanon) after a month-long siege, thus extinguishing the Crusader State.

Asia

• Prince Subaru of Japan conquers the province of Saitama.

Europe

• June 11 – Battle of Campaldino: The Italian Guelph and Ghibelline factions fight; the Guelph victory secures their position of power in Florence.
• 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.

By topic

Education

• 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.

Markets

• In Siena, twenty three partners, including five members of the Bonsignori family, re-create the Gran Tavola, formerly the most successful European bank, which had ceased its operations after the death of its creator and manager, Orlando Bonsignori, in 1273.

Religion

• Franciscan friars begin missionary work in China.

Births

• October 4 – King Louis X of France (d. 1316)
• October 6 – King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306)
• Joan of Artois, Countess of Foix (b. 1350)

Deaths

• January 16 – Buqa, Mongol minister
• March 10 – Maud de Lacy, Countess of Hertford and Gloucester, English noble (b. 1223)
• March 12 – King Demetrius II of Georgia (b. 1259)
• King Leo III of Armenia
• Petrus de Dacia, Swedish monk and author
• Ugolino della Gherardesca, Italian politician and naval commander
• Ippen, Japanese monk (b. 1239)
• Gruffydd Fychan I, last ruling prince of Powys Fadog
• Rudhramadevi,queen of the Kakatiya dynasty in India

 

A New Group

Group	Image	Description
University of Montpellier		Along with Paris, Toulouse and Aix-en-Provence, Montpellier is one of the largest student cities in France

Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.