The Pharos of Alexandria. Coloured engraving, ca. 1804-1811. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence

In the year 1303, the Scottish are victorious over the English in Roslin, part of the First War of Scottish Independence (Feb 24), the Treaty of Paris ends the Anglo-French War of 1294–1303 (May 20), and Gascony is restored to England (May 29), a major earthquake near Crete badly damages the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt, one of the seven wonders of the world (Aug 8), the Avoirdupois system of weights (pounds & ounces) and measures is introduced to England and Wales – and all these fine people were born:

1303-xxxx Saint Birgitta* Swedish mystic/ saint/Birgitta of Vadstena – Uppland, Sweden (1373/c. 70)

1303-xxxx Henry Ferrers* nobleman - Groby, Leicestershire, England (1343/c. 40)

1303-xxxx Heinrich VII von Kranlucken* German nobleman/ Prince-abbot of Fulda - Salzungen (1372/c. 69)

Updated 18.9.2022
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