1353
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 13th century – 14th century – 15th century |
| Decades: | 1320s 1330s 1340s – 1350s – 1360s 1370s 1380s |
| Years: | 1350 1351 1352 – 1353 – 1354 1355 1356 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1353 MCCCLIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2106 |
| Armenian calendar | 802 ԹՎ ՊԲ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6103 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1274–1275 |
| Bengali calendar | 760 |
| Berber calendar | 2303 |
| English Regnal year | 26 Edw. 3 – 27 Edw. 3 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1897 |
| Burmese calendar | 715 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6861–6862 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬辰年 (Water Dragon) 4049 or 3989 — to — 癸巳年 (Water Snake) 4050 or 3990 |
| Coptic calendar | 1069–1070 |
| Discordian calendar | 2519 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1345–1346 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5113–5114 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1409–1410 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1274–1275 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4453–4454 |
| Holocene calendar | 11353 |
| Igbo calendar | 353–354 |
| Iranian calendar | 731–732 |
| Islamic calendar | 753–754 |
| Japanese calendar | Bunna 2 (文和２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1265–1266 |
| Julian calendar | 1353 MCCCLIII |
| Korean calendar | 3686 |
| Minguo calendar | 559 before ROC 民前559年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −115 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1895–1896 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳水龙年 (male Water-Dragon) 1479 or 1098 or 326 — to — 阴水蛇年 (female Water-Snake) 1480 or 1099 or 327 |
1353 (MCCCLIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1353rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 353rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 53rd year of the 14th century, and the 4th year of the 1350s decade. As of the start of 1353, the Gregorian calendar was 8 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
[change | change source]- The Decameron was finished by Giovanni Boccaccio.
- March 3 – Bern signs an alliance with the Swiss Confederation.
Births
[change | change source]- July 15 – Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410)
- Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1413)
- Margaret I of Denmark, queen of Haakon VI of Norway (died 1412)
- John Purvey, English scholar and Bible translator (died 1428)
Deaths
[change | change source]- March 11 – Theognostus, metropolitan of Kiev and Moscow
- Roger Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Ruthyn
- Simeon of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir
- Matilda, daughter of King Robert the Bruce of Scotland
- Togha Temür, claimant to the throne of the Mongol Il-Khanate in Persia (assassinated)
- Sir Ulick Burke, Irish nobleman