Who was alive in 1343?
26 of the people we track were surely alive in 1343. The best known are listed first, with the age each reached that year; a range such as 17–21 means the birth year itself is uncertain.
Events in 1343
- Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453
Ibn Battuta39
Ibn Khaldun11
Petrarch39
Hafez15–20
Timur7
Giovanni Boccaccio29–30
William of Ockham54–56
Orhan62
Edward III31
John Wycliffe13–23
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor27
Pope Urban V32–33
Pope Gregory XI11–14
Pope Innocent VI58–61
Murad I17
Pope Clement VI51–52
Pope Urban VI22–27
Pope Gregory XII6–10
Charles V of France5- Pope Innocent VII3–7
Philip VI of France50
Bridget of Sweden39–40
Hongwu Emperor15
John II of France24- Edward the Black Prince13
Casimir III the Great33
Where the people alive in 1343 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Ibn Battuta: Tangier
- Ibn Khaldun: Tunis
- Petrarch: Arezzo
- Hafez: Shiraz
- Timur: Shahrisabz
- Giovanni Boccaccio: Florence
- William of Ockham: Ockham
- Orhan: Söğüt
- Edward III: Windsor Castle
- John Wycliffe: Hipswell
- Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor: Prague
- Pope Urban V: Château de Grizac
- Pope Gregory XI: Rosiers-d'Égletons
- Pope Innocent VI: Beyssac
- Murad I: Bursa
- Pope Clement VI: Rosiers-d'Égletons
- Pope Urban VI: Itri
- Pope Gregory XII: Venice
- Charles V of France: Château de Vincennes
- Pope Innocent VII: Sulmona
- Philip VI of France: Fontainebleau
- Bridget of Sweden: Finsta
- Hongwu Emperor: Fengyang County
- John II of France: Le Mans
- Edward the Black Prince: Woodstock Palace
- Casimir III the Great: Kowal