Historical Events In January - 05
Thursday, 14 May 2026
1066 Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies 

1349 Margaretha of Bavaria names her son Willem V earl of Holland/Zealand. 

1387 Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 

1425 John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned 

1438 Pope Eugenius IV deallocated council of Basel to Ferrara 

1463 French poet Francois Villon banished from Paris. 

1477 Battle at Nancy, Burgundy vs Switzerland, 7000+ killed. 

1477 Battle at Nancy, Burgundy vs Switzerland,7000+ killed 

1477 Battle at Nancy, Burgundy vs Switz, 7000+ killed. 

1477 Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43. 

1500 Duke Ludovico Sforza's troops reconquer Milan 

1524 Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pecinich, Croatian poet, dies at 73. 

1527 Felix Manz, a leader of the Anabaptist congregation in Zürich, is executed by drowning. 

1531 Pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry 

1531 Pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry. This event leads to the creation of the church of England. 

1554 Great fire in Eindhoven Netherlands 

1554 Great fire in Eindhoven Neth. 

1560 William Cobbold, composer 

1589 Catherine de Medici, Queen of France dies at age 69. 

1589 In 1589, Catherine de Medici, Queen of France dies at age 69 

1589 Catherine de' Medici, Queen mother of France, dies at 69. 

1592 Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal 

1592 Willem II, Duke of Gulik/Kleef/Gelre, dies at about 75. 

1593 William Louis of Nassau is recorded as becoming Governor/Viceroy of Drenthe. 

1595 Ercole Procaccini, Italian painter, dies. 

1596 Henry Lawes, English composer. 

1603 Pieter Adriaansz van der Werff, mayor of Lead, dies at 73 

1616 Samuel de Champlain c1570-1635 sets off to visit Petun (Tobacco) Nation, south of Nottawasaga Bay, with Father Le Caron. 

1638 Petition in Recife Brazil leads to closing of their 2 synagogues. 

1649 Francesco Cavalli's opera "Giasone," premieres in Venice. 

1661 Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer 

1675 Battle at Turkheim (Colmar) French army beats Brandenburg. 

1675 Battle at Turkheim (Colmar): French army beats Brandenburg. 

1679 Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer. 

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