1397 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1397?
- April 17, 1397 – Geoffrey Chaucer tells the Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II. Chaucer scholars have also identified this date (in 1387) the start of the book’s pilgrimage to Canterbury.
Who Were Born In The Year 1397?
- May 7, 1397 – Sejong the Great, was the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea (d. 1450)
- August 5, 1397 – Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)
- August 10, 1397 – Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439)
- November 15, 1397 – Pope Nicholas V (d. 1455)
Who Died In The Year 1397?
- June 3, 1397 – William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (b. 1328)
- June 16, 1397 – Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier and nobleman (b. 1358)
- September 2, 1397 – Francesco Landini, Italian composer (b. 1325 or 1335)
- September 8, 1397 – Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (b. 1355)
- September 21, 1397 – Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (executed) (b. 1346
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