Year 1318 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events of 1318

• April 1 - Berwick-upon-Tweed is retaken by the Scottish from the English.
• May 11 - Battle of Dysert O'Dea: The Irish armies of Conor O'Dea defeat the Normans under Richard de Clare.
• Emperor Go-Daigo succeeds Emperor Hanazono on the throne of Japan.
• Pope John XXII declares the doctrines of the Franciscans advocating ecclesiastical poverty erroneous.
• Disease hits cattle and sheep, reducing the herds and flocks in Europe.
• Qala'un Mosque, Cairo, Egypt is founded by Al-Nasr Muhammad.

Births

• June 8 - Eleanor of Woodstock, eldest daughter of King Edward II of England
• date unknown - Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (d. 1369)
• probable
  • Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg
  • Eleanor of Lancaster (d. 1372)
  • Pope Urban VI (d. 1389)

Also see Category:1318 births.

Deaths

• February 16 - Valdemar, Duke of Finland
• October 14 - Edward Bruce, High King of Ireland (b. 1275)
• November 22 - Mikhail Yaroslavich, Russian prince (b. 1271)
• date unknown
  • Llywelyn Bren, Welsh rebel
  • Heinrich Frauenlob, Bohemian musician
  • Rashid al-Din, Persian writer and historian (b. 1247)

Also see Category:1318 deaths.