1394

1394 (MCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1394th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 394th year of the 2nd millennium, the 94th year of the 14th century, and the 5th year of the 1390s decade. As of the start of 1394, the Gregorian calendar was 8 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	13th century – 14th century – 15th century
Decades:	1360s  1370s  1380s  – 1390s –  1400s  1410s  1420s
Years:	1391 1392 1393 – 1394 – 1395 1396 1397

Events

• Geoffrey Chaucer wrote the Canterbury Tales.

Births

• November 24 – Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet