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'Years:' 1353 1354 1355 - 1356 - 1357 1358 1359

'Decades:' 1320s 1330s 1340s - '1350s' - 1360s 1370s 1380s

'Centuries:' 13th century - '14th century' - 15th century

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Events

Births

Deaths

Events

★ January 20 - Edward Balliol surrenders title as King of Scotland to Edward III of England

★ September 19 - Battle of Poitiers The English, commanded by the Black Prince, defeat the French in the Hundred Years' War, capturing the King John II of France in the process.

★ October 18 - The Basel earthquake destroys the city of Basel in Switzerland.

★ December 25 - Emperor Charles IV. promulgates the Golden Bull, a sort of medieval constitution for the Holy Roman Empire

★ The city of Lwów granted Magdeburg rights by Casimir III of Poland

★ The majority of the Great Pyramid of Giza's limestone casing stones are removed by Bahri Sultan An-Nasir Nasir-ad-Din al-Hasan to build fortresses and mosques in the nearby city of Cairo, leaving the first of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World in the step-stone condition in which it remains today.

★ Burnt Candlemas - Edward III of England burns down every town and village in Lothian, Scotland.

★ The official founding of the Hanseatic League, a trading alliance between many cities in northern Europe.

★ Ghazan II replaces Anusirvan as ruler of the Il-Khanate in Persia.

Births

★ King Martin I of Aragon (died 1410)

Deaths

★ September 19 - Killed at the Battle of Poitiers:

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★ Peter I, Duke of Bourbon (born 1311)

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★ Walter VI of Brienne, Constable of France (born 1304)

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★ Zheng Yunduan, Chinese poet (born c.1327)