1298
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| Centuries: | 12th century - 13th century - 14th century |
| Decades: | 1260s 1270s 1280s - 1290s - 1300s 1310s 1320s |
| Years: | 1295 1296 1297 - 1298 - 1299 1300 1301 |
[change] Events
- July 2 - The Battle of Göllheim is fought between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg.
- 22 July - Battle of Falkirk: King Edward I of England defeats a Scottish army led by William Wallace
- End of the reign of Emperor Fushimi, emperor of Japan
- Emperor Go-Fushimi ascends to the throne of Japan
- While in prison in Genoa, Marco Polo dictates his Travels to a local writer
- A fire causes severe damage to the Palace of Westminster.
- The Chinese governmental minister Wang Zhen (official) invents wooden movable type printing, while the earlier Bi Sheng invented ceramic movable type in the 11th century
[change] Births
- December 12 - Albert II of Austria (died 1358)
[change] Deaths
- July 2 - Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg, King of the Romans
- July 10 - King Ladislaus IV of Hungary (b. 1262)
- July 22 - Sir John de Graham, Scottish soldier at the Battle of Falkirk
- July 13 - Jacobus de Voragine, Italian chronicler and archbishop of Genoa
- September 11 - Philip of Artois, French soldier (born 1269)
- Smilets of Bulgaria (born 1292)
