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Famous People Who Died in 1397

  • Feb 18 Enguerrand VII, French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies at 56
  • Jun 3 William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader, dies at 68
  • Jun 15 Count of Eu, French knight, dies in Turkish captivity
  • Jun 16 Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358)
  • Sep 2 Francesco Landini, Italian organist, composer, poet, and instrument maker, dies at about 72
  • Sep 8 Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, son of Edward III of England, dies at 42
  • Sep 21 Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (executed) (b. 1346)