Historical Events In October - 06

0404  On this day in history 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  On October - 06 formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

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 this day in history boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders   

1214  On October - 06 alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies   

1499  French king Louis XII occupies Milan on this day in history.   

1552  On October - 06 matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)   

1567  Duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands on this day in history.   

1585  On October - 06 luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies   

1618  On this day in history miguel Gomez Camargo, composer   

1641  On this day in history matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle   

1644  On October - 06 isabella van Bourbon, French princess of Henri IV, dies   

1651  Heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47 on October - 06.   

1661  On October - 06 guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru   

1683  On this day in history 13 German families arrive in present day Philadelphia   

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

1689  Pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII on this day in history.   

1706  Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) on October - 06.   

1762  On October - 06 english troops occupy Manila Philippines   

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

1777  On October - 06 battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [OS=Sept 27]   

1777  On October - 06 william Russell, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1786  On October - 06 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  On this day in history battle at Castricum: French & Bataafs army beats English/Russian army   

1806  On October - 06 andreas Randel, composer   

1808  On October - 06 frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63)   

1811  On this day in history french emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht   

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1289  King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306) was born on this day in history.   

1459  Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507) was born on this day in history.   

1510  Rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.   

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

1552  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) was born on this day in history.   

1573  On October - 06 birth of henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624)   

1610  On October - 06 birth of charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690)   

1618  Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer was born on October - 06.   

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

0877  Charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54 on October - 06.   

1014  On October - 06 samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies   

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on October - 06.   

1101  On October - 06 death of bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order   

1214  On this day in history alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies   

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 October - 06.