Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1378?

30 of the people we track were surely alive in 1378. 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 1378: Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Pope Gregory XI.

Events in 1378

  1. Geoffrey Chaucer32–37
  2. Ibn Khaldun46
  3. Hafez50–55
  4. Timur42
  5. Zheng He6–7
  6. Bayezid I22–26
  7. John Wycliffe48–58
  8. Catherine of Siena31
  9. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor62 †
  10. Pope Martin V8–10
  11. Christine de Pizan14
  12. Charles VI of France10
  13. Pope Gregory XI†
  14. Murad I52
  15. Pope Urban VI57–62
  16. Pope Gregory XII41–45
  17. Władysław II Jagiełło15–16
  18. Charles V of France40
  19. Richard II of England11
  20. Pope Innocent VII38–42
  21. Henry IV of England11
  22. Pope Boniface IX21–22
  23. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor10
  24. Andrei Rublev8–18
  25. Filippo Brunelleschi0–1
  26. Hongwu Emperor50
  27. Zeami Motokiyo12–17
  28. Margaret I of Denmark24–25
  29. Manuel II Palaiologos28
  30. Dmitry Donskoy28

Where the people alive in 1378 were born

The 30 best known of those alive in 1378. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (30 of 30 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list