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1397
Years: 1394 1395 1396 - 1397 - 1398 1399 1400 |
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Decades: 1360s 1370s 1380s - 1390s - 1400s 1410s 1420s |
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Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century |
Events
- February 10 - John Beaufort becomes Earl of Somerset.
- September 29 John Holland, Earl of Huntingdon is created Duke of Exeter by his half-brother Richard II of England.
- September 29 - Thomas Holland, 3rd Earl of Kent is created Duke of Surrey by Richard II of England.
- Richard Whittington aka Dick Whittington is elected Lord Mayor of London
Births
- August 10 - Albert II of Habsburg, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
- November 15 - Pope Nicholas V
- King Sejong the Great of Joseon, the humane scientist ruler of Korea
Deaths
- September 8 - Thomas of Woodstock (son of King Edward III of England)
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