1379
| Years: 1376 1377 1378 – 1379 – 1380 1381 1382 | |
| Decades: 1340s 1350s 1360s – 1370s – 1380s 1390s 1400s | |
| Centuries: 13th century – 14th century – 15th century | |
Events
- Robert of Geneva, the "butcher of Cesena" was elected as Pope Clement VII. This led to a schism in the Catholic church with one pope in Rome (Pope Gregory XI and the antipope (Clement VII) in Avignon.
- September 9 – Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Habsburg lands between the Habsburg Dukes Albert III and Leopold III
Births
- October 4 – King Henry III of Castile (d. 1406)
Deaths
- May 29 – King Henry II of Castile (b. 1334)
- December 16 – John Fitzalan, Marshal of England (drowned)
Categories: 1379