1342
| Years: 1339 1340 1341 – 1342 – 1343 1344 1345 | |
| Decades: 1310s 1320s 1330s – 1340s – 1350s 1360s 1370s | |
| Centuries: 13th century – 14th century – 15th century | |
Events
- May – Pope Clement VI elected
- John III Comnenus becomes emperor of Trebizond
- Louis becomes king of Sicily and duke of Athens
- Constantine IV becomes king of Armenia
- Patriarch of Antioch transferred to Damascus under Ignatius II
- Kitzbühel becomes part of Tyrol
- Louis I becomes king of Hungary
Births
- January 15 – Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1404)
- November 10 – Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (d. 1408)
- Leo VI of Armenia
Deaths
- April 24 – Pope Benedict XII
- July 16 – Charles I of Hungary
- November 29 – Michael of Cesena
- Marsilius of Padua
- Margaret de Clare
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