Who was alive in 1353?
27 of the people we track were surely alive in 1353. 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 1353
- Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453
Geoffrey Chaucer7–12
Ibn Battuta49
Ibn Khaldun21
Petrarch49
Hafez25–30
Timur17
Giovanni Boccaccio39–40
Orhan72
Edward III41
John Wycliffe23–33
Catherine of Siena6
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor37
Pope Urban V42–43
Pope Gregory XI21–24
Pope Innocent VI68–71
Murad I27
Pope Urban VI32–37
Pope Gregory XII16–20
Charles V of France15- Pope Innocent VII13–17
Bridget of Sweden49–50
Hongwu Emperor25
John II of France34- Edward the Black Prince23
Manuel II Palaiologos3
Dmitry Donskoy3
Casimir III the Great43
Where the people alive in 1353 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Geoffrey Chaucer: London
- Ibn Battuta: Tangier
- Ibn Khaldun: Tunis
- Petrarch: Arezzo
- Hafez: Shiraz
- Timur: Shahrisabz
- Giovanni Boccaccio: Florence
- Orhan: Söğüt
- Edward III: Windsor Castle
- John Wycliffe: Hipswell
- Catherine of Siena: Siena
- 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 Urban VI: Itri
- Pope Gregory XII: Venice
- Charles V of France: Château de Vincennes
- Pope Innocent VII: Sulmona
- Bridget of Sweden: Finsta
- Hongwu Emperor: Fengyang County
- John II of France: Le Mans
- Edward the Black Prince: Woodstock Palace
- Manuel II Palaiologos: Constantinople
- Dmitry Donskoy: Moscow
- Casimir III the Great: Kowal