1387

Years: 1384 1385 1386 - 1387 - 1388 1389 1390

Decades: 1350s 1360s 1370s - 1380s - 1390s 1400s 1410s

Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century

Events

*In Italy, Battle of Castagnaro, between Giovanni Ordelaffi, for Verona, and John Hawkwood, for Padua, who was the winner.
* June 2 - John Holland, a maternal half-brother of Richard II of England, is created Earl of Huntingdon.
* August 23 - Olaf IV of Norway/ Olaf III of Denmark dies. 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 defeated by Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby.
*Geoffrey Chaucer begins writing The Canterbury Tales.
*Queen Margaret I of Denmark accession to the throne.

Births

* August 9 - King Henry V of England (died 1422)
* September 8 - King Charles III of Navarre (died 1425)
* 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)

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