1387

Year 1387 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

January-July

*January - 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.
*January 1 - Charles III ascends to the throne of Navarre after the death of his father, Charles II.
*January 5 - John I succeeds his father, Peter IV, as King of Aragon and Valencia, and forms an alliance with France and Castile.
*March 11 - Battle of Castagnaro between the Italian cities of Verona and Padua: Padua, led by John Hawkwood, is victorious over Giovanni Ordelaffi of Verona.
*June 2 - John Holland, a maternal half-brother of Richard II of England, is created Earl of Huntingdon.

July-December

*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.

Undated

* 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.
* Magha II succeeds his brother, Musa II, as Mansa of the Mali Empire.

Ongoing

*Hundred Years' War
*Nanboku-chō period
*Ottoman wars in Europe
*Tokhtamysh-Timur war

Births

*July 6 - Queen Blanche I of Navarre (d. 1441)
*August 9 - King Henry V of England (d. 1422)
*"date unknown" - Henriette of Mömpelgard, countess of Mömpelgard and regent of Württemberg (d. 1444)

Deaths

*January - Elizabeth of Bosnia, regent of Hungary
*January 1 - King Charles II of Navarre (b. 1332)
*January 5 - Peter IV of Aragon (b. 1319)
* 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)
*"date unknown"
**Richard Og Burke, second Clanricarde
**Sir David Hanmer, judge, father-in-law of Owain Glyndwr