1348

Events

• April 7 - Charles University is founded in Prague.
• Beginning of Black Death epidemic in central and western Europe
• End of the reign of Emperor Komyo of Japan, second of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders
• Start of the reign of Emperor Suko of Japan, third of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders
• May - Black Death reaches England
• First known European paper factory in France

Births

• John Fitzalan, Marshal of England (approximate date).

Deaths

• Emperor Hanazono of Japan
• John de Stratford, Archbishop of Canterbury