Important Historical Events of the year 1343, Year 1343 in History

List of 1343 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1343

What happened in the year 1343?

Date Event
January 27, 1343 Pope Clement VI issues the papal bull Unigenitus to justify the power of the pope and the use of indulgences. Nearly 200 years later, Martin Luther would protest this.
March 11, 1343 Arnošt of Pardubice becomes the last Bishop of Prague (3 March 1343 O.S.), and, a year later, the first Archbishop of Prague.
April 23, 1343 St. George's Night Uprising commences in the Duchy of Estonia.
August 2, 1343 After the execution of her husband, Jeanne de Clisson sells her estates and raises a force of men with which to attack French shipping and ports.
November 25, 1343 A tsunami, caused by an earthquake in the Tyrrhenian Sea, devastates Naples and the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, among other places.