Historical Events In October - 06
Saturday, 27 April 2024
0404 On this day in history eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies
0877 On this day in history charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54
0891 On October - 06 formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1014 Samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies on this day in history.
1072 Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on October - 06.
1101 Bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order on this day in history.
1111 On this day in history boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders
1214 On October - 06 alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies
1499 French king Louis XII occupies Milan on this day in history.
1552 On October - 06 matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)
1567 Duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands on this day in history.
1585 On October - 06 luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies
1618 On this day in history miguel Gomez Camargo, composer
1641 On this day in history matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle
1644 On October - 06 isabella van Bourbon, French princess of Henri IV, dies
1651 Heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47 on October - 06.
1661 On October - 06 guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru
1683 On this day in history 13 German families arrive in present day Philadelphia
1683 On this day in history 13 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown Pa (Phila)
1689 Pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII on this day in history.
1706 Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) on October - 06.
1762 On October - 06 english troops occupy Manila Philippines
1762 Francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
1777 On October - 06 battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [OS=Sept 27]
1777 On October - 06 william Russell, composer
1781 Americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of the Revolutionary War on this day in history.
1781 Americans & French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War on this day in history.
1783 Benjamin Hanks patents self-winding clock on this day in history.
1786 On October - 06 antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer, dies at 56
1789 French Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October on October - 06.
1799 On this day in history battle at Castricum: French & Bataafs army beats English/Russian army
1806 On October - 06 andreas Randel, composer
1808 On October - 06 frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63)
1811 On this day in history french emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht