Year 1334 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1334 July 18 - The bishop of Florence blesses the first foundational stone laid for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral. The tower was designed by the artist Giotto di Bondone. December 20 - Pope Benedict XII succeeds Pope John XXII as the 197th pope. The first recorded outbreak of the Black Death occurs in Hubei. Births January 4 - Amadeus VI of Sav… (More on 1334)