1303
year
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1303 (MCCCIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1303rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 303rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 3rd year of the 14th century, and the 4th year of the 1300s decade. As of the start of 1303, the Gregorian calendar was 8 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 13th century – 14th century – 15th century |
| Decades: | 1270s 1280s 1290s – 1300s – 1310s 1320s 1330s |
| Years: | 1300 1301 1302 – 1303 – 1304 1305 1306 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1303 MCCCIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2056 |
| Armenian calendar | 752 ԹՎ ՉԾԲ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6053 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1224–1225 |
| Bengali calendar | 710 |
| Berber calendar | 2253 |
| English Regnal year | 31 Edw. 1 – 32 Edw. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1847 |
| Burmese calendar | 665 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6811–6812 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬寅年 (Water Tiger) 3999 or 3939 — to — 癸卯年 (Water Rabbit) 4000 or 3940 |
| Coptic calendar | 1019–1020 |
| Discordian calendar | 2469 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1295–1296 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5063–5064 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1359–1360 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1224–1225 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4403–4404 |
| Holocene calendar | 11303 |
| Igbo calendar | 303–304 |
| Iranian calendar | 681–682 |
| Islamic calendar | 702–703 |
| Japanese calendar | Kengen 2 / Kagen 1 (嘉元元年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1214–1215 |
| Julian calendar | 1303 MCCCIII |
| Korean calendar | 3636 |
| Minguo calendar | 609 before ROC 民前609年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −165 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1845–1846 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳水虎年 (male Water-Tiger) 1429 or 1048 or 276 — to — 阴水兔年 (female Water-Rabbit) 1430 or 1049 or 277 |
Events
change- 24 February: Battle of Roslin
- 20 April: Pope Boniface VIII starts the University of Rome La Sapienza
- October 22 – Pope Benedict XI replaces Pope Boniface VIII as the 194th pope.
- Edward I of England fights for and wins back Scotland (see also: William Wallace, Wars of Scottish Independence)
- The Khilji Dynasty under Alauddin Khilji beats Chittorgarh in northern India.
Births
change- Saint Birgitta, Swedish saint (died 1373)
- Gegeen Khan, Mongol emperor of China (died 1323)
Deaths
change- October 11 – Pope Boniface VIII
- Daniel of Russia, he was the first prince of Moscow
- Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria, emperor of Bulgaria
- Beatrix of Castile, wife of King Afonso III of Portugal (born 1242)
Other
change- Avoirdupois system of weights and measures comes to England and Wales.
- An earthquake destroys the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt, one of the seven wonders of the world