Events & Holidays In September - 10

Gibraltar National Day (Gibraltar)

St. George's Caye Day (Belize)

Teacher's Day (China)

1169  On this day in history birth of alexius II Comnenus, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1183)   

1487  On this day in history birth of julius III, Counter-Reformation pope (1550-55)   

1550  Alonso de Guzmán El Bueno, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, Spanish Armada commander (d. 1615) was born on this day in history.   

1561  Hernando Arias de Saavedra, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1634) was born on this day in history.   

1585  On this day in history birth of ercole Porta, composer   

1588  On this day in history birth of nicholas Lanier, composer   

1624  Thomas Sydenham, English physician (d. 1689) was born on this day in history.   

1638  On this day in history birth of maria Theresa of Spain, queen of Louis XIV of France (d. 1683)   

0918  On this day in history boudouin II the Bare, originator of Flanders territory, dies   

0954  On this day in history louis IV, of overseas, King of France, dies   

1167  Death of Empress Matilda, wife of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1102) on this day in history.   

1197  On this day in history death of henry II of Champagne (b. 1166)   

1217  On this day in history death of william de Reviers, 5th Earl of Devon   

1279  On this day in history robert Kilwardby/Anglicus, English philosopher/Cardinal, dies   

1305  On this day in history nicholas van Tolentino, Italian saint, dies   

1308  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Nijō of Japan (b. 1285)