1265 - Definition and Overview

Events

• January 20 - In Westminster, the first English parliament conducts its first meeting.
• Fire destroys parts of Old Cairo.
• Battle of Evesham - August 4

Births

• Alfonso III of Aragon
• Emperor Fushimi of Japan
• May 14 - Dante Alighieri, Italian poet.
• The Czech beer produced in Ceske Budejovice starts to be called Budweiser

Deaths

• Simon de Montfort August 4 at the Battle of Evesham

Monarchs/Presidents

• Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276)