1262
- For broader historical context, see 13th century.
Events King Mindaugas of Lithuania renounces Christianity, returning to his pagan roots and reverting to Grand Duke of Lithuania. The Icelandic Commonwealth enters into a treaty establishing a union with Norway and acknowledges Norwegian King Haakon IV as its ruler. Strasbourg becomes an Imperial Free City of the Holy Roman Empire. King Mengrai of the Lannathai kingdom in present day Thailand founds the city of Chiang Rai as the kingdom's first capital. Adam de la Halle writes the first operetta, "Le Jeu de la Feuillee". Richard of Chichester is canonized as a saint; he is best known for authoring the prayer later adapted into the song Day by Day in the musical Godspell.
Births July 2 - Arthur II, Duke of Brittany Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester King Ladislaus IV of Hungary U Tak, early Korean poet of the sijo style
Deaths July 15 - Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford Bahauddin Zikriya, credited with bringing Suhrawardi Sufism to the Indian subcontinent Blessed Aegidius of Assisi, one of the original companions of Saint Francis of Assisi Shinran Shonin, founder of the Jodo Shinshu branch of Pure Land Buddhism in Japan
See also List of state leaders in 1262
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