1362
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Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1310s 1320s 1330s 1340s 1350s - 1360s - 1370s 1380s 1390s 1400s 1410s Years: 1357 1358 1359 1360 1361 - 1362 - 1363 1364 1365 1366 1367
Events
- Under Edward III, English replaces French as England's national language, for the first time following the Norman Conquest of 1066.
- Louis I of Hungary defeats and captures Strascimir of Bulgaria; he conquers northern Bulgaria, extending his control over the Balkans.
- Waldemar Atterdag of Denmark defeats the Hanseatic League off Helsingborg.
- The town of Rungholt, situated on the German coast of the North Sea, is destroyed by a storm tide.