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  Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on this day in history.  

1547  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian was born on this day in history.  

1569  Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.  

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

1611  On this day in history birth of valentin Strobel, composer  

0707  On this day in history john VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies  

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  Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies on this day in history.  

1382  On this day in history death of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331)  

1417  On this day in history gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies