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What Happened in 1318

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Major Events

  • Apr 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English.

Born in 1318

  • Jun 18 Eleanor of Woodstock, English princess, daughter of Edward II, Duchess of Guelders, wife of Reinoud II, born in Woodstock, Oxfordshire (d. 1355)
  • Jun 29 Yusuf I [al-Muayyad billah], ruler of Granada (1333-54), born in The Alhambra, Granada (d. 1354)

Who Died in 1318

  • Jan 17 Erwin Steinbach, German architect (Strasbourg Cathedral), dies (b. c. 1244)
  • Aug 18 Clare of Montefalco, Italian Abbess and religious leader, dies at about 40 (exact birthdate uncertain, born c. 1268)
  • Nov 22 Mikhail Yaroslavich, Russian prince (b. 1271)


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