1356
| Years: 1353 1354 1355 – 1356 – 1357 1358 1359 | |
| Decades: 1320s 1330s 1340s – 1350s – 1360s 1370s 1380s | |
| Centuries: 13th century – 14th century – 15th century | |
Events
- January 20 – Edward Balliol surrenders title as King of Scotland to Edward III of England
- September 19 – Battle of Poitiers The English defeat the French in the Hundred Years' War, capturing the King John II of France in the process.
- 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 the Great
- The city of Basle in Switzerland is destroyed by an earthquake.
Births
- Martin I of Aragon (d. 1410)
Deaths
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