1343

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

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1343 (MCCCXLIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1343rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 343rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 43rd year of the 14th century, and the 4th year of the 1340s decade. As of the start of 1343, the Gregorian calendar was 8 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• Magnus II of Sweden is no longer king of Norway, and his son Haakon VI of Norway becomes king. However Haakon is still very young, so Magnus makes most of his decisions.
• January 27, Pope Clement VI creates his Bull Unigenitus.
• The personal union between Sweden and Norway ends.
• Edward, the Black Prince becomes the Prince of Wales.

Births

• Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan (died 1394)
• Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet (about this time) (died 1400)
• Emperor Chōkei of Japan (died 1394)
• Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, English rebel (died 1403)

Deaths

• December 15 – Hasan Kucek, Chobanid prince
• Sir Ulick Burke, Irish nobleman
• Aimone of Savoy