Who was alive in 1358?
30 of the people we track were surely alive in 1358. 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 1358
- Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453
Geoffrey Chaucer12–17
Ibn Battuta54
Ibn Khaldun26
Petrarch54
Hafez30–35
Timur22
Giovanni Boccaccio44–45
Orhan77
Bayezid I2–6
Edward III46
John Wycliffe28–38
Catherine of Siena11
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor42
Pope Urban V47–48
Pope Gregory XI26–29
Pope Innocent VI73–76
Murad I32
Pope Urban VI37–42
Pope Gregory XII21–25
Charles V of France20- Pope Innocent VII18–22
Pope Boniface IX1–2
Bridget of Sweden54–55
Hongwu Emperor30
John II of France39- Edward the Black Prince28
Margaret I of Denmark4–5
Manuel II Palaiologos8
Dmitry Donskoy8
Casimir III the Great48
Where the people alive in 1358 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
- Bayezid I: Edirne
- 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
- Pope Boniface IX: Naples
- Bridget of Sweden: Finsta
- Hongwu Emperor: Fengyang County
- John II of France: Le Mans
- Edward the Black Prince: Woodstock Palace
- Margaret I of Denmark: Søborg Castle
- Manuel II Palaiologos: Constantinople
- Dmitry Donskoy: Moscow
- Casimir III the Great: Kowal