1361
Ottomans capture Adrianople and rename it Edirne
Murad I took the second city of the Byzantine Balkans and made it his European capital, shifting the Ottoman center of gravity across the straits.
Black Death's second pestilence sweeps Europe
Twelve years after the great mortality, plague returned in what English chroniclers called the pestis puerorum because it killed so many children born…
Nicole Oresme proposes a rotating Earth
The Norman bishop and mathematician argued in his commentary on Aristotle that the Earth might rotate on its axis rather than the heavens spinning around it.
Great Wind blows down English forests
A continent-wide storm flattened woodlands across southeastern England, blew church spires down, and drove Channel shipping onto lee shores.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1361?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1361. The most significant is Ottomans capture Adrianople and rename it Edirne: Murad I took the second city of the Byzantine Balkans and made it his European capital, shifting the Ottoman center of gravity across the straits.
What era was 1361 part of?
1361 falls within the Late Middle Ages (1301-1500). Plague, papal schism, and the seeds of nation-states.
Which regions saw notable events in 1361?
The events from 1361 span Middle East and Europe.