Who was alive in 1387?
31 of the people we track were surely alive in 1387. 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.
Events in 1387
- Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453
Geoffrey Chaucer41–46
Ibn Khaldun55
Hafez59–64
Timur51
Zheng He15–16
Jan Hus7–17
Pope Callixtus III8
Henry V of England1
Bayezid I31–35
Pope Eugene IV3–4
Pope Martin V17–19
Christine de Pizan23
Charles VI of France19
Thomas à Kempis4–9
Murad I61
Pope Urban VI66–71
Pope Gregory XII50–54
Władysław II Jagiełło24–25
Richard II of England20- Pope Innocent VII47–51
Henry IV of England20
Mehmed I0–1
Pope Boniface IX30–31
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor19- Andrei Rublev17–27
Filippo Brunelleschi9–10
Hongwu Emperor59- Zeami Motokiyo21–26
Margaret I of Denmark33–34
Manuel II Palaiologos37
Dmitry Donskoy37
Where the people alive in 1387 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
- Henry V of England: Monmouth Castle
- Bayezid I: Edirne
- Pope Eugene IV: Venice
- 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
- Mehmed I: Bursa
- 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