What is 1387?
{{Year nav|1387}} {{Year in various calendars|1387}} {{Year article header|1387}} == Events == * [[Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor|Sigismund]], the future Holy Roman Emperor and husband of Queen [[Mary of Hungary]], orders the murder of his mother-in-law, [[Elisabeth of Bosnia|Elizabeta Kotromanic]], and declares himself joint ruler of [[Hungary]]. * [[Timur]] conquers the [[Muzaffarids|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 IV of Norway|Olaf]], King of [[Norway]] and [[Denmark]] and claimant to the throne of [[Sweden]]. The vacant thrones come under the [[Regent|regency]] of his mother [[Margaret I of Denmark]] who would soon become Queen in her own right. * [[December 19]] – Battle of [[Radcot Bridge (Battle)|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 [[Italy|Italian]] cities of [[Verona]] and [[Padua]]. Padua, led by [[John Hawkwood]], is victorious over [[Giovanni Ordelaffi]] led Verona. * [[Charles III of Navarre|Charles III]] ascends to the throne of [[Kingdom of Navarre|Navarre]] after the death of his father, [[Charles II of Navarre|Charles II]]. * [[John I of Aragon|John I]] succeeds his father, [[Peter IV of Aragon|Peter IV]], as King of [[Kingdom of Aragon|Aragon]] and [[Valencia (autonomous community)|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, 1st Duke of Exeter|John Holland]], a maternal half-brother of [[Richard II of England]], is created [[Earl of Huntingdon]]. == Births == * [[August 9]] – King [[H