Historical Events
- Jan 10 German Emperor Charles I promulgates the 'Golden Bull', to regulate the election of a new king - the most important constitutional document of the Holy Roman Empire
- Jan 20 Edward Balliol abdicates as King of Scots
- Sep 19 English forces under Edward the Black Prince defeat French at Battle of Poitiers and capture the French King during the Hundred Years' War
- Oct 18 Basel earthquake, the most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps, destroys Basel in Switzerland.
World Leaders in 1356
Edward III
Peter the Cruel
Famous People Who Died in 1356
- Jan 23 Margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies
- Sep 19 Gautier de Brienne, duke of Athens/French supreme commander, dies
- Sep 19 Geoffroy de Charny, French nobleman, dies in battle
- Sep 19 Jean de Clermont, French marshal, dies in battle
- Sep 19 Peter I, Duke of Bourbon, killed at the Battle of Poitiers (b. 1311)