1354

1354 (MCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1354th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 354th year of the 2nd millennium, the 54th year of the 14th century, and the 5th year of the 1350s decade. As of the start of 1354, the Gregorian calendar was 8 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	13th century – 14th century – 15th century
Decades:	1320s  1330s  1340s  – 1350s –  1360s  1370s  1380s
Years:	1351 1352 1353 – 1354 – 1355 1356 1357

Events

• October 8 – Cola di Rienzo, self-proclaimed "tribune" of Rome, is killed by an angry mob
• End of reign of John VI Cantacuzenus, as Byzantine emperor.
• The Lao kingdom of Lan Xang is established.