What Happened In History Year 1400

Historical Events for the Year 1400

• 14th February » Richard II dies, most likely from starvation, in Pontefract Castle, on the orders of Henry Bolingbroke.
• 23rd March » The Trần Dynasty of Vietnam is deposed after one hundred and seventy-five years of rule by Hồ Quý Ly, a court official.
• 16th September » Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers.

Famous Deaths in History for 1400

• 5th January » John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (b. 1350)
• 7th January » Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, English politician (b. 1374)
• 16th January » John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician (b. 1352)
• 14th February » Richard II of England (b. 1367)
• 25th October » Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet and author (b. 1343)

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