1387 Facts for Kids

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	13th century – 14th century – 15th century
Decades:	1350s 1360s 1370s – 1380s – 1390s 1400s 1410s
Years:	1384 1385 1386 – 1387 – 1388 1389 1390

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.

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)