Historical Events In October - 06

0404  On October - 06 eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies  

0877  Charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

0891  Formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

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 October - 06 boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders  

1214  Alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies on this day in history.  

1499  On October - 06 french king Louis XII occupies Milan  

1552  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) on October - 06.  

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1567  On this day in history duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands  

1585  Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies on October - 06.  

1618  On this day in history miguel Gomez Camargo, composer  

1641  On October - 06 matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle  

1644  Isabella van Bourbon, French princess of Henri IV, dies on this day in history.  

1651  On October - 06 heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47  

1661  On this day in history guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru  

1683  On October - 06 13 German families arrive in present day Philadelphia  

1683  13 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown Pa (Phila) on this day in history.  

1689  Pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII on October - 06.  

1706  Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) on this day in history.  

1762  English troops occupy Manila Philippines on this day in history.  

1762  Francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1777  Battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [OS=Sept 27] on October - 06.  

1777  William Russell, composer on October - 06.  

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 October - 06.  

1786  Antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer, dies at 56 on October - 06.  

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  Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63) on October - 06.  

1811  French emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht on October - 06.  

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1289  On this day in history birth of king Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306)  

1459  Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507) was born on October - 06.  

1510  Rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555) was born on October - 06.  

1510  John Caius, English physician (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.  

1552  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) was born on October - 06.  

1573  Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624) was born on this day in history.  

1610  On this day in history birth of charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690)  

1618  On this day in history birth of miguel Gomez Camargo, composer  

0404  Eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies on this day in history.  

0877  On this day in history charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54  

1014  On this day in history samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies  

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on this day in history.  

1101  Death of Bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order on this day in history.  

1214  Alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies on this day in history.  

1413  Death of Dawit I, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1382) on this day in history.  

1542  Death of Thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503) on this day in history.