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Events

• August 12 - The Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod (Russia) is signed, regulating the border for the first time
• Canonization of Saint Thomas Aquinas
• Lithuania: in Letters of Gediminas, Vilnius is named as the capital city
• Pharos of Alexandria Lighthouse (one of the Seven Wonders of the world) is destroyed by a series of earthquakes (others 1303)
• 24 October-30 October - Edward II stayed at Liverpool Castle.

August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Treaty of Nöteborg, also known as Treaty of Orekhovo signed at Orechovets (Pähkinäsaari) on August 12, 1323, was a treaty between Sweden and Novgorod regulating their border. ... Velikiy Novgorod (Russian: ) is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia, situated on the M10(E95) federal highway connecting Moscow and St. ... Icon of St. ... Saint Thomas Aquinas (also Thomas of Aquin, or Aquino; c. ... Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania There are 6 surviving transcripts of letters of Gediminas written in 1323-1324 by Grand Duke Gediminas. ... Location Ethnographic region Aukštaitija County Vilnius County Municipality Vilnius city municipality Coordinates Number of elderates 20 General Information Capital of Lithuania Vilnius County Vilnius city municipality Vilnius district municipality Population About 600,000 in 2006 (1st) First mentioned 1323 Granted city rights 1387 Not to be confused with Vilnius... The Lighthouse of Alexandria (often called the Pharos of Alexandria after the island on which it resided), was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. ... The seven wonders of the world are usually taken to be the seven wonders of the ancient world, the name of a list of the most impressive achievements of ancient civilizations in the east of the Mediterranean world. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... Edward II, (25 April 1284 – 21 September? 1327), of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until deposed in January, 1327. ... Liverpool Castle was a castle which was situated in Liverpool, England. ...

Births

• Constance of Penafiel, daughter of Juan Manuel "El Scritor" de Castile (died 1345)

Constance of Penafiel or Constance, Princess of Castile (Spanish Constanza) (1323 - November 13, 1345) was the daughter of Juan Manuel El Scritor de Castile, Duke of Penafiel, and Constanza of Aragon. ... Events Miracle of the Host Births October 31 - King Fernando I of Portugal (died 1383) Agnès of Valois, daughter of John II of France (died 1349) Eleanor Maltravers, English noblewoman (died 1405) Deaths April 14 - Richard Aungerville, English writer and bishop (born 1287) September 16 - John IV, Duke of...

Deaths

• Amadeus V of Savoy (born 1252)
• Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English military leader
• Gegeen Khan, Grand khan of the Mongol Empire (born 1303)
• Andrew of Halych, king of Galicia with his brother Leo II
• Leo II of Halych, king of Galicia with his brother Andrew, both died fighting Mongol-Tatars (possible Lithuanians)