Major Events
- Jul 20 Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold of the war
- Aug 10 -11] Battle at Zierik Sea: Dutch & French fleet beat Flemish fleet
- Aug 11 Sea battle of Zierikzee, Franco-Holland forces defeat Flemish fleet
- Sep 11 William the Good becomes Earl of Holland
Born in 1304
- Feb 24 Ibn Battuta, Berber writer and the greatest Muslim traveller who went further than Marco Polo (Riḥlah), born in Tangier, Morocco (d. 368 or 377)
- Jul 20 Francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (Italia Mia), born in Arezzo, Tuscany (d. 1374)
Who Died in 1304
- May 11 Maḥmūd Ghāzān, 7th Mongol Empire ruler in Iran, dies at 32
- Jul 7 Benedict XI [Niccolo Boccasini], Pope (1303-04), dies
- Aug 17 Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (b. 1243)
- Aug 22 John II, Count of Hainaut (b. 1247)
Gregory I
Gregory XIII
Julius II
Julius III
Leo X
Pius V