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January – Edward, the Black Prince, gives up the administration of Aquitaine and returns to England, because of his poor health and heavy debts. February 17 – Rival brothers Ivan Sratsimir and Ivan Shishman become co-Emperors of Bulgaria after the death of their father, Ivan Alexander. Bulgaria is weakened by the split.
Duke Bernabo Visconti of Milan, had, in 1371, made himself master of Reggio and other places that were feudatory to the Holy See. Gregory XI excommunicated him and later declared war on him in 1372 against a Florentine led coalition of Italian city states, which later became known as the War of the Eight Saints (1375–1378).
The Raseborg Castle is mentioned for the first time in documents, [17] but its actual date of foundation is unknown. Tokhtamysh dethrones Temur-Malik to become Khan of the White Horde . Uthman Beg establishes the Aq Qoyunlu (Turkomans of the White Sheep) dynasty at Diyarbakır , in modern-day southeast Turkey .
The establishment of the World Health Organization occurred on 7 April 1948, when its new constitution was ratified by a twenty-sixth nation. Its establishment followed a period of discussions and consultation following World War II and the formation of the United Nations, of which it formed part. The WHO formally began its work in September 1 ...
16 June – the Treaty of London between England and Portugal is signed and is the oldest active treaty in the world. [1] August – Hundred Years' War: John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, launches an invasion of France. [1] Bristol is made a county corporate, the first city outside London to be granted this status. Merton College Library is ...
The World Health Professions Alliance is an international organization which represents more than 31 million health care professionals worldwide. [1] The Alliance unites dentistry, medicine, nursing, physical therapy and pharmacy through their representative international organizations, the International Council of Nurses (ICN), [2] the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), [3] World ...
The World Health Assembly meets in the assembly hall of the Palace of Nations, in Geneva (Switzerland). The World Health Assembly (WHA) is the forum through which the World Health Organization (WHO) is governed by its 194 member states. It is the world's highest health policy setting body and is composed of health ministers from member states.
8 March – Richard recognises John of Gaunt as King of Castile, by right of his second marriage to the Infanta Constanza of Castile in 1371, and grants him control of all royal lands in Ireland. [1] 14 April – first scholars enter New College, Oxford, the first college of the University of Oxford to provide extensively for undergraduate ...