1387
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| Centuries: | 13th century - 14th century - 15th century |
| Decades: | 1350s 1360s 1370s - 1380s - 1390s 1400s 1410s |
| Years: | 1384 1385 1386 - 1387 - 1388 1389 1390 |
| 1387 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture - |
| Art - Literature - Music - Science |
| Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Births - Deaths - Works |
| Gregorian calendar | 1387 MCCCLXXXVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2140 |
| Armenian calendar | 836 ԹՎ ՊԼԶ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -457 – -456 |
| Berber calendar | 2337 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1931 |
| Burmese calendar | 749 |
| Chinese calendar | 4023/4083-12-11 (丙寅年十二月十一日) — to —
4024/4084-11-21(丁卯年十一月廿一日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1103 – 1104 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1379 – 1380 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5147 – 5148 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1442 – 1443 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1309 – 1310 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4488 – 4489 |
| Holocene calendar | 11387 |
| Iranian calendar | 765 – 766 |
| Islamic calendar | 788 – 789 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3720 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1930 |
Year 1387 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
[edit] Events
- June 2 - John Holland, a maternal half-brother of Richard II of England, is created Earl of Huntingdon.
- August 23 - Olaf, King of Norway and Denmark and claimant to the throne of Sweden, dies. The vacant thrones come under the regency of his mother Margaret I of Denmark, who will soon become Queen in her own right.
- December 19 - Battle of Radcot Bridge: Forces loyal to Richard II of England are defeated by a group of rebellious barons known as the Lords Appellant. Richard II is imprisoned until he agrees to replace all the councillors in his court.
- 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.
- 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 of 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.
[edit] Births
- August 9 - King Henry V of England (d. 1422)
- Henriette of Mömpelgard, countess of Mömpelgard and regent of Württemberg (d. 1444)
- Isabella of Valois, Princess of France (d. 1410)
[edit] Deaths
- July 20 - Robert IV of Artois, Count of Eu (poisoned) (b. 1356)
- July 22 - Franz Ackerman, Flemish statesman (b. 1330)
- August 23 - King Olaf IV of Norway/Olaf III of Denmark (b. 1370)
- Peter IV of Aragon (b. 1319)
- Richard Og Burke, second Clanricarde
- Peter de la Mare, English politician
- King Charles II of Navarre (b. 1332)
- Elizabeta Kotromanic, regent of Hungary
