4th May » The Augustinians Augustinian monasticism monastic order (religious) order is constituted at the Monastery of the Holy Saviour Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull 'Licet ecclesiae catholicae'.
15th December » Hulagu Khan captures and destroys the Assassins or Hashshashin stronghold at Alamut Castle (in present-day Iran) as part of the Mongols or Mongol offensive on Islamic southwest Asia.