Who was alive in 1362?
30 of the people we track were surely alive in 1362. 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.
Died in 1362: Orhan and Pope Innocent VI.
Events in 1362
- Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453
Geoffrey Chaucer16–21
Ibn Battuta58
Ibn Khaldun30
Petrarch58
Hafez34–39
Timur26
Giovanni Boccaccio48–49
Orhan81 †
Bayezid I6–10
Edward III50
John Wycliffe32–42
Catherine of Siena15
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor46
Pope Urban V51–52
Pope Gregory XI30–33
Pope Innocent VI†
Murad I36
Pope Urban VI41–46
Pope Gregory XII25–29
Charles V of France24- Pope Innocent VII22–26
Pope Boniface IX5–6
Bridget of Sweden58–59
Hongwu Emperor34
John II of France43- Edward the Black Prince32
Margaret I of Denmark8–9
Manuel II Palaiologos12
Dmitry Donskoy12
Casimir III the Great52
Where the people alive in 1362 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