Historical Events In January - 14
Friday, 06 February 2026
0973 Ekkehard I, monk of St Gallen (Vita Waltharii manu fortis), dies. 

1129 Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. 

1163 Ladislaus I Arpad, king of Hungary (1162-63), dies 

1236 English king Henry III marries Eleonora of Provence 

1236 Sava [Rastko], son of Serbia's king/saint, dies at 64. 

1301 Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Arpad dynasty in Hungary 

1301 Andreas III Arpad, king of Hungary (1290-1301), dies at 50. 

1451 Franchinus Gaffurius, composer. 

1467 Henry van Stolberg and Wernigerode, German gov/viceroy of Frisia. 

1501 Martin Luther, age 17, enters the University of Erfurt 

1514 Pope Leo X issues a papal bull against slavery 

1526 In this year, Charles V and Francis I sign Treaty of Madrid; Francis I forced to give up claims in Burgundy, Italy and Flanders 

1526 Charles V and Francis I sign Treaty of Madrid. 

1539 Spain annexes Cuba. 

1566 Angelo Notari, composer 

1592 Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India. 

1601 Church authorities burn Hebrew books in Rome. 

1615 John Biddle, English minister (Unitarian). 

1618 Jan Six, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam 

1623 Paolo Sarpi, Italian church historian/politician, dies at 70. 

1639 Rodger Ludlow publishes"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut" 

1639 1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford 

1641 United East Indian Company conquerors city of Malakka, 7000 killed. 

1648 Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring), dies at 63 

1655 Angelo Predieri, composer. 

1659 Battle at Elvas Portuguese beat Spanish. 

1659 Battle at Elvas: Portuguese beat Spanish 

1664 Simon van Slingelandt, Dutch grand pensionary (1727-36) 

1676 Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian (opera)composer, dies at 73. 

1684 Jean-Baptiste Vanloo, French painter. 

1690 Clarinet invented, in Nurnberg, Germany 

1699 Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting "witches" 

1705 Jean-Baptiste C Bouvet de Lozier/Lozier-Bouvet, governor (Reunion Is) 

1717 German mob leader "Sjako" sentenced to death in Amsterdam. 

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