Year 1294 (MCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1294 July 5 – Pope Celestine V succeeds Nicholas IV as the 192nd pope. Autumn – In response to the actions of new royal administrators in north and west Wales, Madog ap Llywelyn leads a revolt against his English overlords. December 24 – Pope Boniface VIII succeeds Pope Celestine V as the 193rd pope after Celestine V abdicates the papacy on Decemb… (More on 1294)