342

Centuries: 3rd century - 4th century - 5th century

Decades: 290s 300s 310s 320s 330s - 340s - 350s 360s 370s 380s 390s

Years: 337 338 339 340 341 - 342 - 343 344 345 346 347

Events

• Invasion of Goguryeo by Murong Huang of the Xianbei.
• Large earthquake in Cyprus.
• Jin Kang Di succeeds Jin Cheng Di as emperor of China.
• Paul I, Patriarch of Constantinople, is deposed and replaced with Macedonius I.
• February 15 - The original Hagia Sophia is dedicated in Constantinople.

Births

• Saint Jerome, bible translator (approximate date)
• Mezhathol Agnihothri.

Deaths

• December 6 Nicolas of Myra (Santa Claus), at Myra (orLycia), in Anatolia, Asia Minor, now Turkey
• Sadok, Bishop in Persia
• Saint Paul the Hermit
• Jin Cheng Di, emperor of China.