Who was alive in 1372?
34 of the people we track were surely alive in 1372. 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 1372
- Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453
Geoffrey Chaucer26–31
Ibn Khaldun40
Petrarch68
Hafez44–49
Timur36
Zheng He0–1
Giovanni Boccaccio58–59
Bayezid I16–20
Edward III60
John Wycliffe42–52
Catherine of Siena25
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor56
Pope Martin V2–4
Christine de Pizan8
Charles VI of France4
Pope Gregory XI40–43
Murad I46
Pope Urban VI51–56
Pope Gregory XII35–39
Władysław II Jagiełło9–10
Charles V of France34
Richard II of England5- Pope Innocent VII32–36
Henry IV of England5
Pope Boniface IX15–16
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor4- Andrei Rublev2–12
Bridget of Sweden68–69
Hongwu Emperor44- Edward the Black Prince42
- Zeami Motokiyo6–11
Margaret I of Denmark18–19
Manuel II Palaiologos22
Dmitry Donskoy22
Where the people alive in 1372 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Geoffrey Chaucer: London
- Ibn Khaldun: Tunis
- Petrarch: Arezzo
- Hafez: Shiraz
- Timur: Shahrisabz
- Zheng He: Kunming
- Giovanni Boccaccio: Florence
- Bayezid I: Edirne
- Edward III: Windsor Castle
- John Wycliffe: Hipswell
- Catherine of Siena: Siena
- Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor: Prague
- Pope Martin V: Genazzano
- Christine de Pizan: Venice
- Charles VI of France: Paris
- Pope Gregory XI: Rosiers-d'Égletons
- Murad I: Bursa
- Pope Urban VI: Itri
- Pope Gregory XII: Venice
- Władysław II Jagiełło: Vilnius
- Charles V of France: Château de Vincennes
- Richard II of England: Bordeaux
- Pope Innocent VII: Sulmona
- Henry IV of England: Bolingbroke Castle
- Pope Boniface IX: Naples
- Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor: Free Imperial City of Nuremberg
- Andrei Rublev: Grand Principality of Moscow
- Bridget of Sweden: Finsta
- Hongwu Emperor: Fengyang County
- Edward the Black Prince: Woodstock Palace
- Zeami Motokiyo: Iga Province
- Margaret I of Denmark: Søborg Castle
- Manuel II Palaiologos: Constantinople
- Dmitry Donskoy: Moscow