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Events
- Serbian Empire was proclaimed in Skopje by Dusan Silni, occupying much of the South-Eastern Europe
- Foundation of the University of Valladolid
- Foundation of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge
- August 26 Battle of Crecy after which Edward the Black Prince honored the bravery of John I, Count of Luxemburg and King of Bohemia also known as John the Blind who was killed in the fighting, by adopting his arms and motto "Ich Dien" or "I Serve"
- The Teutonic Knights bought Estonia from Denmark. See Danish Estonia
- King Edward III reneges on his loans, plunging many banks and the cities around them into an economic depression(see reference).
Births
- Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel (died 1397)
- Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (died 1361)
- Eustache Deschamps, French poet (died 1405)
- John I, Duke of Lorraine (died 1390)
Deaths
- August 26 - Killed in the Battle of Crécy:
- Charles II of Alençon (b. 1297)
- Louis I of Flanders (born 1304)
- John I, Count of Luxemburg (born 1296)
- Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine (born 1320)
- John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray
References
- MacKenny, Richard; The City State, 1500-1700. Humanities Press International, Inc: Atlantic Highlands, NJ.