Major Events
- Aug 16 Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong, hears case of couple who tore money bills while fighting over them (equal to act of destroying stamped government documents - law necessitated 100 floggings). Hongwu Emperor decides to pardon them.
- Oct 16 Jadwiga is crowned King of Poland, despite being a woman
Who Died in 1384
- Jan 30 Louis II, Count of Flanders, dies at 53
- Jun 8 Kan'ami [Yūsaki Kiyotsugu], Japanese actor, playwright, musician and co-founder of Noh drama, dies at 51
- Aug 20 Geert Groote, Dutch founder of the Brethren of the Common Life, dies at 43
- Sep 20 Louis I, Duke of Anjou (1360-84) and King of Naples (Battle of Poitiers), dies while on the march at 45
- Dec 31 John Wycliffe, English religious reformer, Oxford Professor and bible translator, dies at about 56
Gregory I
Gregory XIII
Julius II
Julius III
Leo X
Pius V