1296

1296 (MCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1296th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 296th year of the 2nd millennium, the 96th year of the 13th century, and the 7th year of the 1290s decade. As of the start of 1296, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	12th century – 13th century – 14th century
Decades:	1260s  1270s  1280s  – 1290s –  1300s  1310s  1320s
Years:	1293 1294 1295 – 1296 – 1297 1298 1299

Events

• April 27 – Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England.

Births

• August 10: King John I of Bohemia