1361

Year 1361 (MCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

January–December

 * March 17 – An-Nasir Hasan, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, is killed by one of his own mamluks, Yalbugha al-Umari, who, with the senior Mamluk emirs, has al-Mansur Muhammad installed as the new sultan.
 * April 13 – The University of Pavia is founded, on the Italian Peninsula.
 * May 1 – King Magnus IV Eriksson warns the inhabitants of Visby in a letter, of an upcoming Danish invasion.
 * July 27 – Battle of Visby: King Valdemar IV of Denmark conquers the city of Visby by defeating the defending Gutnish country yeomen, and takes Gotland.
 * October 10 – Edward, the Black Prince marries Joan of Kent at Windsor Castle.

Date unknown

 * In the Marinid Empire in modern-day Morocco, Abu Salim Ibrahim is overthrown by Abu Umar, who is in turn overthrown by Abu Zayyan.
 * Great Troubles: the Blue Horde descends into anarchy. Between 1361 and 1378, over 20 khans succeed each other in different parts of the Blue Horde's territory.
 * Chinese rebels capture the Goryeo capital.
 * The earliest known musical keyboard instrument is built, with the layout of black and white keys that becomes standard.

Births

 * February 26 – Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (d. 1419)
 * date unknown
 * John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont, Constable of Dover Castle (d. 1396)
 * Isabella, Countess of Foix, vassal ruler (d. 1428)
 * King Charles III of Navarre (d. 1425)
 * She Xiang, Chinese tribute chieftain (d. 1396)

Deaths

 * January 7 – Gerlach I of Nassau-Wiesbaden
 * March 17 – An-Nasir Hasan, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (b. 1334/35)
 * March 23 – Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster, English soldier and diplomat
 * May 21 – Orhan Ghazi, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1274)
 * June 9 – Philippe de Vitry, French composer (b. 1291)
 * June 15 – Johannes Tauler, German mystic theologian
 * June 17 – Ingeborg of Norway, princess consort and regent of Sweden (b. 1301)
 * September 18 – Louis V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1315)
 * October 4 – John de Mowbray, 3rd Baron Mowbray, English baron (b. 1310)
 * October 8 – John Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp, Warden of the Cinque Ports
 * November 21 – Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (plague) (b. 1346)
 * date unknown
 * Giovanni, son of Francesco Petrarch (plague)
 * Richard Badew, Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
 * Reynold Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham of Sterborough, English knight and diplomat (b. 1295)
 * Hajji Beg, Barlas leader
 * c. 1362 Blanche of Bourbon