Apr 17 Willem van Afflighem, Flemish poet and abbot of St Truiden, dies at about 86 Aug 16 John II of Trebizond (b. 1262) Aug 19 Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) Sep 11 Hugh de Cressingham, English treasurer, dies in Battle at Stirling Bridge Dec 31 Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1249) 1296 Famous Deaths by Year 1298 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning