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{{C14 year in topic}}Year '''1387''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCCCLXXXVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==

=== January&ndash;December ===
* [[Elizabeth of Bosnia|Elizabeta Kotromanic]], mother of [[Mary, Queen of Hungary]] and the regent of [[Hungary]], is murdered in prison by the Croatian rebels (her daughter is liberated on [[4 June]]).
* [[January 1]] &ndash; [[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]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Woodward |first1=Bernard Bolingbroke |last2=Cates |first2=William Leist Readwin |title=Encyclopaedia of Chronology: Historical and Biographical |date=1872 |publisher=Lee and Shepard |page=313 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZeI0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA313|language=en}}</ref>
* [[January 5]] &ndash; [[John I of Aragon|John I]] succeeds his father, [[Peter IV of Aragon|Peter IV]], as King of [[Kingdom of Aragon|Aragon]] and [[Kingdom of Valencia|Valencia]], and forms an alliance with France and Castile.
* [[March 11]] &ndash; [[Battle of Castagnaro]]: [[Padua]], led by [[John Hawkwood]], is victorious over [[Giovanni Ordelaffi]] of [[Verona]].
* [[March 24]]&ndash;[[March 25|25]] &ndash; [[Battle of Margate]] off the coast of [[Margate]]: The [[Kingdom of England]] is victorious over a [[Kingdom of France|Franco]]-[[Crown of Castile|Castilian]]-[[County of Flanders|Flemish]] [[Naval fleet|fleet]].
* [[June 2]] &ndash;  [[John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter|John Holland]], a maternal half-brother of [[Richard II of England]], is created [[Earl of Huntingdon]].
* [[August 22]] &ndash; [[Olaf IV of Norway|Olaf]], King of Norway and Denmark and claimant to the throne of Sweden, dies. The vacant thrones come under the [[Regent|regency]] of his mother [[Margaret I of Denmark]], who will soon become queen in her own right.
* [[September 27]] &ndash; [[Petru II of Moldavia|Petru of Moldavia]] pays homage to [[Władysław II Jagiełło]], making Moldavia a Polish fief (which it will remain until [[1497]]).
* [[December 19]] &ndash; [[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.

=== Date unknown ===
* [[Timur]] conquers the [[Muzaffarids (Iran)|Muzaffarid Empire]] in central [[Persia]], and appoints three puppet rulers.
* Khan [[Tokhtamysh]] of the [[Golden Horde]] invades the [[Timurid dynasty|Timurid]] Empire, but has to withdraw soon after, due to heavy snow.
* [[Maghan II]] succeeds his brother, [[Musa II of Mali|Musa II]], as [[Mansa (title)|Mansa]] of the [[Mali Empire]]

== Births ==
* [[July 6]] &ndash; Queen [[Blanche I of Navarre]] (d. [[1441]])
* ''date unknown'' &ndash; [[Henriette, Countess of Montbéliard]], regent of Württemberg (d. [[1444]])

== Deaths ==
* January &ndash; [[Elizabeth of Bosnia]], regent of [[Hungary]]
* [[January 1]] &ndash; King [[Charles II of Navarre]] (b. [[1332]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Charles II {{!}} king of Navarre |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-II-king-of-Navarre |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=21 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[January 6]] &ndash; [[Peter IV of Aragon]] (b. [[1319]])
* [[July 20]] &ndash; [[Robert IV of Artois, Count of Eu]] (poisoned) (b. [[1356]])
* [[July 22]] &ndash; [[Frans Ackerman]], Flemish statesman (b. [[1330]])
* [[August 23]] &ndash; King [[Olaf IV of Norway]]/[[Olaf II of Denmark]] (b. [[1370]])
* ''date unknown'' 
** [[Richard Óg Burke]], second [[Clanricarde]] of Ireland
** Sir [[David Hanmer]], Welsh judge, father-in-law of [[Owain Glyndŵr]]

== References ==
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