What is 1344?
{{Year nav|1344}} {{Year in various calendars|1344}} {{Year article header|1344}} == Events == * [[England|English]] king [[Edward III of England|Edward III]] creates three new gold coins, the [[English coin Florin or Double Leopard|florin]]. [[English coin Half Florin or Leopard|leopard]], and [[English coin Quarter Florin or Helm|helm]]. Unfortunately the amount of gold in the coins is different from their worth of six shillings, three shillings, one shilling, and sixpence. Because of this, they had to be taken back and many were melted down by August. == Births == * [[Meinhard III of Gorizia-Tyrol|Meinhard III, Count of Tyrol]] * [[Parameswara]], Malay Srivijayan prince (died [[1424]]) == Deaths == * [[Constantine IV of Armenia]] * [[Gersonides]], French rabbi and mathematician (born [[1288]]) * [[Jaghmini]], Persian physician * [[Simone Martini]], Sienese painter (born [[1284]]) * [[William Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury]] (born [[1301]]) [[Category:1344| ]]