1253
Appearance
Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 12th century–13th century–14th century |
Decades: | 1220s1230s1240s–1250s–1260s1270s1280s |
Years: | 125012511252–1253–125412551256 |
Gregorian calendar | 1253 MCCLIII |
Ab urbe condita | 2006 |
Armenian calendar | 702 ԹՎ ՉԲ |
Assyrian calendar | 6003 |
Balinese saka calendar | 1174–1175 |
Bengali calendar | 660 |
Berber calendar | 2203 |
English Regnal year | 37Hen. 3– 38Hen. 3 |
Buddhist calendar | 1797 |
Burmese calendar | 615 |
Byzantine calendar | 6761–6762 |
Chinese calendar | Nhâm tửNiên(WaterRat) 3949 or 3889 — to — Quý sửu niên(WaterOx) 3950 or 3890 |
Coptic calendar | 969–970 |
Discordian calendar | 2419 |
Ethiopian calendar | 1245–1246 |
Hebrew calendar | 5013–5014 |
Hindu calendars | |
-Vikram Samvat | 1309–1310 |
-Shaka Samvat | 1174–1175 |
-Kali Yuga | 4353–4354 |
Holocene calendar | 11253 |
Igbo calendar | 253–254 |
Iranian calendar | 631–632 |
Islamic calendar | 650–651 |
Japanese calendar | Kenchō5 ( kiến trường 5 niên ) |
Javanese calendar | 1162–1163 |
Julian calendar | 1253 MCCLIII |
Korean calendar | 3586 |
Minguo calendar | 659 beforeROC Dân tiền 659 niên |
Nanakshahi calendar | −215 |
Thai solar calendar | 1795–1796 |
Tibetan calendar | Dương thủy thử niên (male Water-Rat) 1379 or 998 or 226 — to — Âm thủy ngưu niên (female Water-Ox) 1380 or 999 or 227 |
1253(MCCLIII) was acommon year starting on Wednesdayof theJulian calendar,the 1253rd year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 253rd year of the2nd millennium,the 53rd year of the13th century,and the 4th year of the1250sdecade. As of the start of 1253, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
[change|change source]- July 6–Mindaugasis crowned as King ofLithuania.
- July–William II, Count of Hollanddefeats theFlemisharmy atWestkapelle.
- A series ofnaval warsbegins between theItaliancity-statesofGenoaandVenice,which will continue sporadically until1371.
- KingHenry III of Englandmeets withEnglishnobles and church leaders to reaffirm the validity ofMagna Carta.
- Pope Innocent IVreturns toRome,having left nine years earlier in1244to deposeFrederick II, Holy Roman Emperor,and being unable to return until after Frederick's death due to the agitation throughout Europe caused by that action.
- Having rebuffed the armed forces ofConrad IV of Germany,Pope Innocent IV offersSicilyto Edmund, son of KingHenry III of England.
- Galiciabecomes a vassal state to the expandingMongol Empire.
Deaths
[change|change source]- January 19–Dogen,Japanese founder of the Soto school of Zen Buddhism
- August 11–Clare of Assisi,Italian follower ofFrancis of Assisi(born1194)
- October 9–Robert Grosseteste,English statesman and theologian
- Wenceslaus I, King of Bohemia
- Theobald IV of Champagne(born1201)
- SaintRichard of Chichester
- KingHenry I of Cyprus(born1217)
- Amadeus IV of Savoy(born1197)