1353 CE

War of the Straits and Sardinian–Aragonese war – Battle of Alghero: The allied Aragonese and Venetian fleets crush the Genoese fleet, most of which is captured. The Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta makes the first recorded visit to Timbuktu and Kabara, when returning from a stay in the capital of the Mali Empire. The Decameron is finished by Giovanni Boccaccio.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

March 3 – Bern signs an alliance with the Old Swiss Confederacy.source
The Lao kingdom of Lan Xang is founded by Fa Ngum.source

Conflict & Security

August 27 – War of the Straits and Sardinian–Aragonese war – Battle of Alghero: The allied Aragonese and Venetian fleets crush the Genoese fleet, most of which is captured.source
The Black Death (1331) subsides.source

Exploration & Expansion

The Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta makes the first recorded visit to Timbuktu and Kabara, when returning from a stay in the capital of the Mali Empire.source

Culture & Society

The Decameron is finished by Giovanni Boccaccio.source

Births

March – Margaret I of Denmark, queen of Haakon VI of Norway (d. 1412)source
July 15 – Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410)source
Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1414)source
John Purvey, English scholar and Bible translator (d. 1428)source
Helvis of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, queen consort of Armenia and Cyprus (d. 1421)source

Deaths

February 2 – Anne of Bavaria, queen consort of Bohemia (b. 1329)source
March 6 – Roger Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Ruthynsource
March 11 – Theognostus, metropolitan of Kiev and Moscowsource
April 27 – Simeon of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimirsource
October 4 – Rudolf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1306)source
November or December – Togha Temür, claimant to the throne of the Mongol Il-Khanate in Persia (assassinated)source
Elisabeth of Austria, Duchess of Lorraine, regent of Lorrainesource
Sir Ulick Burke, Irish noblemansource
Matilda, daughter of King Robert the Bruce of Scotlandsource