1253 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1253?
- April 28, 1253 – Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for the very first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism.
- July 4, 1253 – Battle of West-Capelle: John I of Avesnes defeats Guy of Dampierre.
- July 6, 1253 – Mindaugas is crowned King of Lithuania.
Who Were Born In The Year 1253?
- October 17, 1253 – Saint Ivo of Kermartin (d. 1303)
Who Died In The Year 1253?
- August 11, 1253 – Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (b. 1194)
- September 22, 1253 – Dogen, Japanese Zen Buddhist (b. 1200)
- October 9, 1253 – Robert Grosseteste, English statesman and bishop
- November 29, 1253 – Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1206)
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