1334

Events 
 December 20 – Pope Benedict XII succeeds Pope John XXII as the 197th pope.
 The first recorded outbreak of the Black Death occurred in Hubei.

 Births 
 January 4 – Amadeus VI of Savoy (died 1383)
 January 13 – King Henry II of Castile (died 1379)
 May 25 – Emperor Sukō (died 1398)
 August 30 – King Pedro of Castile (died 1369)
 King James I of Cyprus (died 1398)
 Hayam Wuruk, Javanese ruler (died 1389)

 Deaths 
 December 4 – Pope John XXII (born 1249)
 Sheikh Safieddin (born 1251)