August 5, 1397:
This is the possible date of the birth of Guillaume Du Fayt (Du Fay) in Bersele (Beersel) in the Duchy of Brabant, part of the Holy Roman Empire.
November 27, 1474:
Guillaume Du Fay dies in Cambrai in the Prince-Bishopric of Cambrai of the Holy Roman Empire, aged approximately 75 years.