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 October - 06.  

0891  On this day in history formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

1014  Samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies on October - 06.  

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

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

1111  Boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders on this day in history.  

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

1499  On October - 06 french king Louis XII occupies Milan  

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

1567  On October - 06 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 this day in history heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47  

1661  Guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII  

1706  On this day in history pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )  

1762  English troops occupy Manila Philippines on October - 06.  

1762  Francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78 on October - 06.  

1777  Battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [OS=Sept 27] on this day in history.  

1777  William Russell, composer on October - 06.  

1781  Americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of the Revolutionary War on October - 06.  

1781  Americans & French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War on October - 06.  

1783  On this day in history benjamin Hanks patents self-winding clock  

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 this day in history.  

1799  Battle at Castricum: French & Bataafs army beats English/Russian army on this day in history.  

1806  On this day in history andreas Randel, composer  

1808  Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63) on this day in history.  

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 October - 06.  

1459  On this day in history birth of martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507)  

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

1510  John Caius, English physician (d. 1573) was born on October - 06.  

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

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

1610  On this day in history 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  On this day in history charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54  

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

1072  On October - 06 death of sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered  

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

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 October - 06.  

1542  Death of Thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503) on October - 06.