Major Events
More People Born in 1396
Who Died in 1396
- Mar 24 Walter Hilton, English mystic
- Jul 31 William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342)
- Sep 25 Jean de Vienne, French admiral and crusader, dies in the Battle of Nicopolis at abut 55
- Sep 25 Odard de Chasseron, French knight and crusader, dies in the Battle of Nicopolis
- Sep 25 Philip of Bar, French knight and crusader, dies in the Battle of Nicopolis
Famous Weddings in 1396
- Jan 13 John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, marries 3rd wife Katherine Swynford, mother of four of his children at Lincoln Cathedral
- Oct 31 Richard II of England (31) marries Isabella of Valois (6) in a dynastic marriage