1343
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 13th century - 14th century - 15th century |
| Decades: | 1310s 1320s 1330s - 1340s - 1350s 1360s 1370s |
| Years: | 1340 1341 1342 - 1343 - 1344 1345 1346 |
| 1343 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture - |
| Art - Literature - Music - Science |
| Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Births - Deaths - Works |
Year 1343 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
[edit] Events of 1343
- January 27 - Pope Clement VI issues his Bull Unigenitus, defining the doctrine of "The Treasury of Merits" or "The Treasury of the Church" as the basis for the issuance of indulgences by the Catholic Church.
- April 23 - The St. George's Night Uprising occurs in Estonia (-1345).
| Gregorian calendar | 1343 MCCCXLIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2096 |
| Armenian calendar | 792 ԹՎ ՉՂԲ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -501 – -500 |
| Berber calendar | 2293 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1887 |
| Burmese calendar | 705 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6851 – 6852 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬午年十二月初五日 (3979/4039-12-5) — to —
癸未年十二月十四日(3980/4040-12-14) |
| Coptic calendar | 1059 – 1060 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1335 – 1336 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5103 – 5104 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1398 – 1399 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1265 – 1266 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4444 – 4445 |
| Holocene calendar | 11343 |
| Iranian calendar | 721 – 722 |
| Islamic calendar | 743 – 744 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3676 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1886 |
- August 15 - Magnus II of Sweden abdicates from the throne of Norway in favor of his son Haakon VI of Norway. However Haakon is still a minor, allowing Magnus to remain de facto ruler.
[edit] Births
- July 23 - Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, English rebel (d. 1403)
- date unknown
- Emperor Chokei of Japan (d. 1394)
- Constança of Aragon, queen consort of Sicily (d. 1363)
- Tommaso Mocenigo, doge of Venice (d. 1423)
- Paolo Alboino della Scala, lord of Verona (d. 1375)
- Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan (d. 1394)
- probable - Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet (approximate date) (d. 1400)
[edit] Deaths
- January 20 - Robert of Naples (b. 1277)
- May 29 - Francesco I Manfredi, lord of Faenza
- June 23 - Giacomo Gaetani Stefaneschi, Italian cardinal (b. c. 1270)
- September 16 - Philip III of Navarre (b. 1306)
- December 15 - Hasan Kucek, Chobanid prince (b. c. 1319)
- date unknown
- Sir Ulick Burke, Irish nobleman
- Aimone, Count of Savoy (b. 1291)
- Veera Ballala III, ruler of the Hoysala Empire (b. 1291)
