Historical Events in 1356
- Jan 10 German emperor Charles I delegates Golden Degree
- 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
King of England- Peter the Cruel
King of Castille and Leon
Edward III
Peter the CruelFamous 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)