Year 1362 (MCCCLXII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1362 The Venerable English College's first founded. January 16 – The "Grote Mandrenke" storm tide strikes Holland, England, Germany and Denmark, destroying the city of Rungholt in Nordfriesland, Germany. Under Edward III, English replaces French as England's national language, for the first time following the Norman Conquest of 1066.(External Link) Sept… (More on 1362)