Major Events
- Jun 24 Sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion
Born in 1374
- Feb 18 Saint Jadwiga of Poland, Queen of Poland (d. 1399)
- Apr 11 Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, heir to the throne of England, born in Usk, Monmouthshire (d. 1398)
Fun Fact About 1374
Sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion
Who Died in 1374
- Jan 6 Andreas Corsini, Italian saint/bishop of Fiesole, dies
- Mar 12 Emperor Go-Kōgon, 4th Northern Emperor of Japan, dies at 37
- Jul 18 Francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (Italia Mia), dies at 69
- Jul 19 Francesco Petrarca [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69
- Nov 25 Philip II of Taranto, Prince of Achaea (1364-73) and titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople (1364-74), dies at about 44
More 1374 Deaths
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