History
1294
General
Population: 430 Million*
- Religion: Pope Celestine V (The hermit Peter of Morrone) elected then renounces the throne after 5 months
Pope Boniface VIII elected (Benedetto Caetani Anagni) – lawyer and believer in magic arts - forced to resign 1303
Benedict XI elected and dies - probably poisoned
- Science: Death of Roger Bacon - inventor of experimental method
- Deaths: Scientist Roger Bacon, Kublai Khan
Asia
- Death of Kublai Khan the Governor of China and Mongolia
Europe
- General: Hanseatic cities recognize Lubeck as their leading member
- England: Famine and death in England