1377

Year 1377 was a (link will display the full calendar) of the.

Events

 * – moves the Papacy back from  to.
 * - The begins sitting in . Influenced by Prince, it undoes the work done by the , the previous year, to reduce corruption in the Royal Council. It also introduces a.
 * – The dissolved.
 * May - Continuous riots in Rome induce Gregory XI to move temporarily back to.
 * - issues five  condemning the opinion of  that Catholic priests should live in poverty like the twelve disciples of.
 * - dies of a stroke at age 65, ending his 50 year reign.
 * - Coronation of 10-year-old, grandson of . Richard's uncle, , rules on his behalf until.
 * – Richard II’s first parliament meets.
 * Informed that Khan Urus of the has died,  of the  sends  to take the Horde throne, but is defeated by Urus' son, Timur Malik.
 * A sermon by a German monk states "the game of has come to us this year" and prohibitions against cards are issued by  and the cities of  and.
 * The Pope's representative in northern Italy, Robert of Geneva (the future ), pillages and 4,000 antipapal rebels are massacred.
 * succeeds his father,, as . removes his uncle, , as co-ruler.
 * leads a revolt against the Sultan of  Alah-ad-Din Ali.
 * 7 year old succeeds her father,.
 * succeeds as ruler of the  (now in southern ).
 * succeeds as  (now southern ).
 * Tran Hien succeeds Tran Kính as King of.
 * A rebellion against the is squashed in.
 * Mujahid becomes of  (now part of southern ) after the death of his father, Sultan.
 * The is completed, and becomes the longest  in the world to be built for four centuries
 * Coronation of king of,  and seaside.

Arts and Literature

 * – A deputy is appointed to take charge of Chaucer’s duties at customs, Chaucer being busy with diplomatic business.
 * makes two trips to France this year.
 * begins work on the .
 * is elected . Oresme's French translations from Latin versions of are an important contribution to the development of the.
 * returns to from  to become a teacher.

Births

 * - King (d. )
 * -, Austrian poet (died )
 * - (died )
 * -, ruler of Persia and Transoxonia (died )
 * - Duke (died )
 * - of China (died )
 * (died )
 * , Lord Chancellor of England (died )
 * , Italian architect (died )
 * Duke (died )

Deaths

 * -, queen of (born )
 * - King (born )
 * -, former (born )
 * , Moroccan explorer (born )
 * , French poet and composer
 * , Grand Prince of Lithuania
 * , King of Sicily

Other

 * ("American Classic")