Year 1353 (MCCCLIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1353 The Decameron's finished by Giovanni Boccaccio. March 3 – Bern signs an alliance with the Swiss Confederation. Births July 15 – Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410) date unknown Thomas Arundel Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1413) Margaret I of Denmark, queen of Haakon VI of Norway (d. 1412) John Purvey, English scholar and Bible transl… (More on 1353)