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1296 in History

Events in History

  • Jan 9 Earl Floris V signs accord with French King
  • Feb 24 Pope Boniface VIII decree Clericis Iaicos

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Mar 30 Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during armed conflict between Scotland and England

King of England Edward I
King of England
Edward I
  • Apr 27 Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England

Birthdays in History

  • Aug 10 John the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg

Deaths in History

  • Feb 8 Przemysł II, King of Poland (1295-96), dies at 38
  • May 19 Celestine V [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies
  • Jun 5 Edmund Crouchback, English prince and son of Henry III of England, dies at 51
  • Jun 27 Floris V, count of Holland & Zeeland, dies
  • Sep 28 Adolf VII, earl of Mountain (1259-96), dies
  • Nov 1 Guillaume Durand, French writer (b. 1230)


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