Historical Events In October - 06
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
0404 On October - 06 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 Formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
1014 On this day in history samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies
1072 Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on this day in history.
1101 On this day in history bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order
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 this day in history french king Louis XII occupies Milan
1552 On October - 06 matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)
1567 Duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands on October - 06.
1585 On October - 06 luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies
1618 Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer on this day in history.
1641 Matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle on this day in history.
1644 Isabella van Bourbon, French princess of Henri IV, dies on this day in history.
1651 Heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47 on October - 06.
1661 On this day in history guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru
1683 13 German families arrive in present day Philadelphia on this day in history.
1683 13 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown Pa (Phila) on this day in history.
1689 On October - 06 pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII
1706 On October - 06 pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )
1762 On this day in history english troops occupy Manila Philippines
1762 On this day in history francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78
1777 On October - 06 battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [OS=Sept 27]
1777 William Russell, composer on this day in history.
1781 On this day in history americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of the Revolutionary War
1781 On this day in history americans & French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War
1783 Benjamin Hanks patents self-winding clock on this day in history.
1786 On this day in history 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 Battle at Castricum: French & Bataafs army beats English/Russian army on this day in history.
1806 Andreas Randel, composer on this day in history.
1808 Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63) on this day in history.
1811 On October - 06 french emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht