Events & Holidays In October - 18

Alaska Day (United States of America)

National Flag Day (Chile)

National Independence Day (Azerbaijan)

Persons Day (Canada)

1127  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192)  

1239  On this day in history birth of stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)  

1405  On this day in history birth of pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)  

1517  On this day in history birth of manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570)  

1547  On this day in history birth of justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian  

1569  On this day in history birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)  

1595  On this day in history birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)  

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer was born on this day in history.  

0707  John VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies on this day in history.  

1035  On this day in history death of sancho III of Navarre  

1101  On this day in history death of hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053)  

1141  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold IV of Austria  

1216  On this day in history john, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies  

1340  On this day in history henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies  

1382  Death of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331) on this day in history.  

1417  Gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies on this day in history.