Events

January–July

• January – 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.

• January 1 – Charles III ascends to the throne of Navarre after the death of his father, Charles II.

• January 5 – John I succeeds his father, Peter IV, as King of Aragon and Valencia, and forms an alliance with France and Castile.

• March 11 – Battle of Castagnaro between the Italian cities of Verona and Padua: Padua, led by John Hawkwood, is victorious over Giovanni Ordelaffi of Verona.

• June 2 – John Holland, a maternal half-brother of Richard II of England, is created Earl of Huntingdon.

July–December

• August 22 – Olaf, King of Norway and Denmark and claimant to the throne of Sweden, dies. The vacant thrones come under the regency of his mother Margaret I of Denmark, who will soon become Queen in her own right.

• December 19 – 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.

Undated

• 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.

• Magha II succeeds his brother, Musa II, as Mansa of the Mali Empire.

Ongoing

• Hundred Years' War

• Nanboku-chō period

• Ottoman wars in Europe

• Tokhtamysh-Timur war

Births

• July 6 – Queen Blanche I of Navarre (d. 1441)

• August 9 – King Henry V of England (d. 1422)

• date unknown – Henriette of Mömpelgard, countess of Mömpelgard and regent of Württemberg (d. 1444)

Deaths

• January – Elizabeth of Bosnia, regent of Hungary

• January 1 – King Charles II of Navarre (b. 1332)

• January 5 – Peter IV of Aragon (b. 1319)

• July 20 – Robert IV of Artois, Count of Eu (poisoned) (b. 1356)

• July 22 – Franz Ackerman, Flemish statesman (b. 1330)

• August 23 – King Olaf IV of Norway/Olaf III of Denmark (b. 1370)

• date unknown

• * Richard Og Burke, second Clanricarde

• * Sir David Hanmer, judge, father-in-law of Owain Glyndwr