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1387| 1100–1532 | South America [administration] | The Inca empire dominates the Andes region of South America. Its population numbers as many as 12 million. Incan society is based on a strict hierarchy, with an emperor who rules with absolute power. Their religion is based on sun-worship, and they are skilled builders who create a system of roads and irrigation. | | 1387 | Italy, Milan [churches and temples] | Work begins on Milan Cathedral in Italy. A vast building, combining the Romanesque and Gothic styles, it has a complicated history, with work continuing, on and off, for hundreds of years. Over the years a number of architects work on its design, including Simonde da Orsenigo, Bonino da Campioni, Master Johann of Freiburg, Henrich Parler, and Jean Mignot of Paris. | | 1387 | England [poetry] | English writer Geoffrey Chaucer begins The Canterbury Tales. Told by a party of 30 pilgrims travelling from London to Canterbury, it consists of 24 tales, told in verse, that provide a vivid picture of 14th-century England. | | 3 August 1387 | Denmark, Norway [political events] | King Olaf VI of Denmark and Norway dies. His mother Margaret is elected to continue as regent in both countries for her lifetime. | | 16 September 1387 | Wales [births and deaths] | Henry V, King of England 1413–22, son of Henry IV, born in Monmouth, Wales (–1422). |
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