1359
| Years: 1356 1357 1358 – 1359 – 1360 1361 1362 | |
| Decades: 1320s 1330s 1340s – 1350s – 1360s 1370s 1380s | |
| Centuries: 13th century – 14th century – 15th century | |
Events
- Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Orhan I (1326-1359) to Murad I (1359-1389)
- Berlin joins the Hanseatic League.
- Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol, and her husband Louis of Bavaria are absolved from excommunication.
- Second Treaty of London signed between England and France, but rejected by the French States-General on May 25.
Births
- October 12 – Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovia and Prince of Vladimir (d. 1389)
- Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan, fifth and last of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders
- Philippa of Lancaster, consort queen of Portugal
- Owain Glyndwr, last Welsh Prince of Wales
Deaths
- November 14 – Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica (b. 1296)
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