Deaths on August 26

Louis I, Count of Flanders (b. 1304)

Louis I (c. 1304 – 26 August 1346, ruled 1322–1346) was Count of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel.

26 Aug

Battle of Crécy
Hundred Years' War: The military supremacy of the English longbow over the French combination of crossbow and armoured knights is established at the Battle of Crécy.