1290

Europe

 * - The is founded in,  by King ; it moves to  in.
 * - King banishes all s (numbering about 16,000) from ; on the  this was, a day that commemorates many calamities.
 * - The country of is founded (traditional date).
 * December - The twelve es are erected between and  in  as King  mourns the death of his queen consort.
 * Construction of is completed in, , 170 years after it was begun.
 * The invades the  region of.
 * The second of the are passed under king, which prevents land from passing into possession of the church.  The statute  is also passed, reforming the feudal system of land leases and allowing the sale of  estates.
 * King decrees that  be the  of, replacing  in that capacity.
 * Construction on the of,  is begun.
 * The oldest recording of a saucer shaped object, when a silver disc was reported flying over a village in.

Asia

 * - Earthquake in Gulf of Chili China,province of, killing an estimated 100,000.
 * The founding of the  is overthrown by  of the  dynasty.

Births

 * - Duke (died )
 * (died )
 * , French philosopher and mathematician (died )

Deaths

 * - Duke (born )
 * - (born )
 * -, Sultan of Egypt
 * -, queen of (born )
 * - (born )
 * , (born )
 * , object of 's adoration (born )
 * , object of 's adoration (born )