September 29
1399 King
Richard II of England abdicated; he was succeeded by his cousin Henry
Bolingbroke (Henry IV). Richard was initially imprisoned and later died from
uncertain causes.
1364 Battle of Auray: English forces defeated the French in
Brittany; ending the Breton War of Succession between the Houses of Blois and
Montfort.
1547 Miguel de Cervantes, Creator of Don Quixote, was born.
