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1344

Year '''1344''' ('''Roman numerals|MCCCXLIV''') was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

- King Edward III of England introduces three new gold coins, the English coin Florin or Double Leopard|florin, English coin Half Florin or Leopard|leopard, and English coin Quarter Florin or Helm|helm. Unfortunately the amount of gold in the coins does not match their value of 6 shillings, 3 shillings, and 1 shilling and sixpence, so they have to be withdrawn and mostly melted down by August of this year.
- Vesse, the rebel King of Saaremaa Island in Estonia, is hanged.
- Tenochtitlan, the Capital (political)|capital of the Aztec civilization, is founded.
- Bablake School was founded in Coventry, England by Queen Isabella.
- The fall of Bardi and Peruzzi House. Compagnia dei Bardi
- Famine in China.

- February 9 – Meinhard III of Gorizia-Tyrol|Meinhard III, Count of Tyrol (d. 1363)
- September 18 – Marie Valois, daughter of King John II of France (d. 1404)
- October 10 – Mary Plantagenet, daughter of King Edward III of England (d. 1362)
- ''date unknown''
    - Beatrix of Bavaria, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1359)
    - Azzo X d'Este, condottiero (d. 1415)
    - John I, Count of La Marche (d. 1393)
    - Parameswara, Malay Srivijayan prince (d. 1424)

- January 11 – Thomas Charlton, bishop and Lord High Treasurer of England
- January 30 – William Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury (b.1301)
- April 17 – Gosdantin II of Armenia
- July 11 – Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg (b. c. 1286)
- ''date unknown''
    - Gersonides, French rabbi and mathematician (b. 1288)
    - Raoul I of Brienne, Count of Eu
    - Wajih ad-Din Mas'ud, leader of the Sarbadars of Sabzewar
- ''probable'' – Simone Martini, Sienese painter (b. 1284) Category:1344| map-bms:1344 be-x-old:1344 simple:1344 zh-yue:1344年

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