Historical Events In November - 14
Thursday, 29 January 2026
0563 Justinianus, co-emperor of Byzantium (527-563), dies at 82 

0784 Alberik I, bishop of Utrecht, dies. 

0976 T'ai tsu, emperor of China/founder of Sung-dynasty, dies. 

1263 Alexander Nevsky, [Aleksandr], Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir dies at 43. 

1359 Gregorius Palamas, Byzantine mystic/archbishop/saint, dies 

1380 King Charles VI of France crowned at age 12. 

1511 Janus Secundus, neo latin poet (Basia) 

1522 Anne de Beaujeu, daughter of French king Louis XI, dies at 61 

1524 Pizarro's begins 1st great expedition, near Colombia 

1550 Pope Julius III proclaims new seat on Council of Trente 

1589 Philipp Apianus [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German geographer, dies at 58 

1625 Giulio C Procaccini, Italian sculptor/painter, dies 

1650 Willem III Henry, [Dutch William], king of England (1689-1702). 

1663 Friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer 

1666 Samuel Pepys reports on inaugural blood transfusion (between dogs). 

1666 Samuel Pepys reports on 1st blood transfusion (between dogs) 

1673 Michael Wisniowieki, King of Poland, dies 

1675 Pope Clemens X declares Gorcumse martyrs divine. 

1677 Prince Willem III Henry marries English princess Mary Stuart 

1679 Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius 

1687 Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn, English mistress of King Charles II, dies at 37 

1692 Christoph Bernhard, German composer, dies at 64. 

1698 Spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir. 

1716 Gottfried W Leibniz, German philosopher/theologist, dies at 70 

1719 Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, composer. 

1732 The inaugural US professional librarian, Louis Timothee, hired in Philadelphia 

1732 1st US professional librarian, Louis Timothee, hired in Phila 

1734 Louise de Keroualle, English duchess/mistress of king Charles II, dies. 

1746 Giulio Gabrielli the Younger, Italian Cardinal 

1755 Henry Fox appointed English Secretary of State 

1765 Robert Fulton, built 1st coml steamboat (or 0819) 

1774 Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, composer. 

1775 -15] Floods ravage Dutch coast provinces 

1776 Henri Dutrochet, discovered and named process of osmosis 

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