Who was alive in 1385?
30 of the people we track were surely alive in 1385. The best known are listed first, with the age each reached that year; a range such as 17–21 means the birth year itself is uncertain.
Died in 1385: John Wycliffe.
Events in 1385
- Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453
Geoffrey Chaucer39–44
Ibn Khaldun53
Hafez57–62
Timur49
Zheng He13–14
Jan Hus5–15
Pope Callixtus III6
Bayezid I29–33
Pope Eugene IV1–2
John Wycliffe†
Pope Martin V15–17
Christine de Pizan21
Charles VI of France17
Thomas à Kempis2–7
Murad I59
Pope Urban VI64–69
Pope Gregory XII48–52
Władysław II Jagiełło22–23
Richard II of England18- Pope Innocent VII45–49
Henry IV of England18
Pope Boniface IX28–29
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor17- Andrei Rublev15–25
Filippo Brunelleschi7–8
Hongwu Emperor57- Zeami Motokiyo19–24
Margaret I of Denmark31–32
Manuel II Palaiologos35
Dmitry Donskoy35
Where the people alive in 1385 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Geoffrey Chaucer: London
- Ibn Khaldun: Tunis
- Hafez: Shiraz
- Timur: Shahrisabz
- Zheng He: Kunming
- Jan Hus: Husinec
- Pope Callixtus III: Torreta de Canals
- Bayezid I: Edirne
- Pope Eugene IV: Venice
- John Wycliffe: Hipswell
- Pope Martin V: Genazzano
- Christine de Pizan: Venice
- Charles VI of France: Paris
- Thomas à Kempis: Kempen
- Murad I: Bursa
- Pope Urban VI: Itri
- Pope Gregory XII: Venice
- Władysław II Jagiełło: Vilnius
- Richard II of England: Bordeaux
- Pope Innocent VII: Sulmona
- Henry IV of England: Bolingbroke Castle
- Pope Boniface IX: Naples
- Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor: Free Imperial City of Nuremberg
- Andrei Rublev: Grand Principality of Moscow
- Filippo Brunelleschi: Florence
- Hongwu Emperor: Fengyang County
- Zeami Motokiyo: Iga Province
- Margaret I of Denmark: Søborg Castle
- Manuel II Palaiologos: Constantinople
- Dmitry Donskoy: Moscow