1387

1387 (MCCCLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1387th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 387th year of the 2nd millennium, the 87th year of the 14th century, and the 8th year of the 1380s decade. As of the start of 1387, the Gregorian calendar was 8 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• Sigismund, the future Holy Roman Emperor and husband of Queen Mary of Hungary, orders the murder of his mother-in-law, Elizabeta Kotromanic, and declares himself joint ruler of Hungary.
• Timur conquers the Muzaffarid Empire in central Persia and appoints three puppet rulers.
• Khan Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde invades the Timurid Empire but has to soon after withdraw due to heavy snow.
• August 23 – Death of Olaf, King of Norway and Denmark and claimant to the throne of Sweden. The vacant thrones come under the regency of his mother Margaret I of Denmark who would soon become Queen in her own right.
• December 19 – Battle of Radcot Bridge: forces loyal to Richard II of England defeated by a group of rebellious barons known as the Lords Appellant. Richard II is imprisoned until he agrees replace all the councillors in his court.
• Geoffrey Chaucer begins writing The Canterbury Tales.
• Battle of Castagnaro between the Italian cities of Verona and Padua. Padua, led by John Hawkwood, is victorious over Giovanni Ordelaffi led Verona.
• Charles III ascends to the throne of Navarre after the death of his father, Charles II.
• John I succeeds his father, Peter IV, as King of Aragon and Valencia, and forms an alliance with France and Castille.
• Magha II succeeds his brother, Musa II, as Mansa of the Mali Empire.
• June 2 – John Holland, a maternal half-brother of Richard II of England, is created Earl of Huntingdon.

Births

• August 9 – King Henry V of England (died 1422)
• Henriette of Mömpelgard, countess of Mömpelgard and regent of Württemberg (died 1444)
• Isabella of Valois, Princess of France (died 1410)

Deaths

• July 20 – Robert IV of Artois, Count of Eu (poisoned) (b. 1356)
• July 22 – Franz Ackerman, Flemish statesman (born 1330)
• August 23 – King Olaf IV of Norway/Olaf III of Denmark (born 1370)
• Peter IV of Aragon (born 1319)
• Richard Og Burke, second Clanricarde
• Peter de la Mare, English politician
• King Charles II of Navarre (born 1332)
• Elizabeta Kotromanic, regent of Hungary