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 is 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 unknownThomas Arundel Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1413)Margaret I of Denmark, queen of Haakon VI of Norway (d. 1412)John Purvey, English scholar and Bible translator (d. 1… (More on 1353)