Jul 13 Jianwen, 2nd Emperor of the Ming Empire (1398-1402), dies at 24 Aug 1 Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England, dies at 61 Sep 3 Gian Galeazzo Visconti, duke and tyrant of Milan (1395-1402), dies at 51 1401 Famous Deaths by Year 1403 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide