What Happened in November 1567

Historical Events

  • Nov 10 Battle at St-Denis: French government army vs Huguenots
  • Nov 19 Spanish Mendaña Expedition departs Callao, Peru, led by Alvaro de Mendaña de Neira and his uncle Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa to explore the Pacific (1st Europeans to discover Solomon Islands) [1]

Famous Birthdays

  • Nov 1 Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, 1st Count of Gondomar, Spanish diplomat, born in Astorga, Spain (d. 1626)
  • Nov 14 Maurice of Nassau, Dutch nobleman (Prince of Orange, 1918-25), born in Dillenburg, County of Nassau, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1625)
  • Nov 21 Anne de Xainctonge, French saint and founder of the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin, born in Dijon, France (d. 1621)

Famous Deaths

  • Nov 12 Anne de Montmorency, French duke, soldier and statesman (Marshal and Constable of France, influential at court), dies at 74