The Year 1343

Year 1343 AD (MCCCXLIII) is a simple year that began on Wednesday in the Julian calendar.

Events

January to December
27 January - Pope Clement VI issued the bull "Unigenitus" which defines the doctrine of "Treasury of the Church", which later became the basis for the doctrine of indulgences in the Catholic Church.
23 April - The Livonian Crusade began in Estonia.
4 May - The four Estonian kings were assassinated during negotiations with the Livonians.
15 August - Magnus IV, King of Sweden, abdicated the throne of Norway to his son Haakon, but remained regent due to his son's youth.
31 August - A naval alliance was formed between the Papacy, the Republic of Venice, the Order of the Hospitallers, and the Kingdom of Cyprus during the Crusade on Smyrna.
25 November - The tsunami destroyed the maritime republic of Amalfi after an earthquake.

Births
23 July - Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester.

The exact date is unknown
Emperor Chukki.
Constance of Aragon and Sicily.
Tommaso Mocenigo, Doge of Venice.
Paolo Alboino della Scala.
Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan.
Geoffrey Chaucer.

Deaths
20 January - Robert of Naples.
29 May - Francis I of Manfredi.
22 June - Aymon, Count of Savoy.
23 June - Jacopo Gaetani Stefaneschi.
16 September - Philip III of Navarre.
15 December - Hasan Kuchuk.

The exact date is unknown
Oliwer Burk, from Umhaill.
Fera Balalla III.