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Historical Events Happened In October - 01

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

1189 Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar since 1184, is killed in the Siege of Acre on this day in history.

1189 Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar on this day in history.

1207 On this day in history henry III, king of England (1216-72)

1273 On this day in history earl Rudolf van Habsburg becomes Roman Catholics-German king

1404 On this day in history boniface IX, [Pietro Tomacelli], Pope (1389-1404), dies

1500 On this day in history john Alcock, English Catholic bishop

1529 On this day in history -3] Meeting between Maarten Luther & Huldrych Zwingli

1549 Anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery on this day in history.

1569 On this day in history duke of Norfolk arrested

1574 -2] Storm breaks Leiden dike; drowns 20,000 Spanish soldiers on this day in history.

1574 Maarten van Heemskerck, painter (Christ), dies on this day in history.

1578 On this day in history don Juan d'Austria, Spanish land guardian of Netherlands, dies at 31

1588 On this day in history blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr

1602 Hernando de Cabezon, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.

1606 Spanish troops under Spinola occupies fort Rhine birch on this day in history.

1609 Gianmatteo Asola, Italian composer on this day in history.

1620 Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher on this day in history.

1632 On this day in history battle at Castelnaudary: Duke Henri de Montmorency's rebel army loses

1633 Filaret, [Fjodor N Romanov], patriarch of Moscow, dies on this day in history.

1644 Alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer on this day in history.

1653 On this day in history russian parliament accepts annexation of Ukraine

1657 On this day in history treaty of Raalte: Willem II no longer viceroy of Overijssel

1661 On this day in history yachting begins in England; King Charles II beats his brother James

1670 On this day in history -4] Battle at Simbirsk a/d Wolga: Russian army beats Boers

1684 Pierre Corneille, Fr lawyer/dramatist (El Cid, Polyeucte), dies at 42 on this day in history.

1685 On this day in history charles VI, German emperor/king of Spain (1711-40)

1688 Prince Willem III accept invitation of English crown to occupy on this day in history.

1704 On this day in history cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44

1705 On this day in history parliament declares Hungary independently/French Rákóczi becomes king

1708 John Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59 on this day in history.

1724 On this day in history giovanni Battista Cirri, composer

1730 Richard Stockton, US attorney/signer (Decl of Independence) on this day in history.

1735 On this day in history johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, composer

1746 On this day in history bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France

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Famous Birthdays In October - 01

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1207 On this day in history birth of henry III, king of England (1216-72)

1507 On this day in history birth of giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)

1540 On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)

1549 Anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery was born on this day in history.

1577 On this day in history birth of fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622)

1620 On this day in history birth of nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher

1644 On this day in history birth of alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist/composer

1644 On this day in history birth of jean Rousseau, composer

Famous Deaths In October - 01

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1040 Death of Alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997) on this day in history.

1189 On this day in history death of gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar

1310 On this day in history death of beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)

1404 Boniface IX, [Pietro Tomacelli], Pope (1389-1404), dies on this day in history.

1499 Death of Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (b. 1433) on this day in history.

1500 On this day in history death of john Alcock, English Catholic bishop

1567 Death of Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (b. 1508) on this day in history.

1570 Death of Frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. 1520) on this day in history.