Historical Events In October - 06

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

0877  On October - 06 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 October - 06 samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies  

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

1101  On this day in history bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order  

1111  Boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders on October - 06.  

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

1499  On this day in history french king Louis XII occupies Milan  

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

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

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  On this day in history isabella van Bourbon, French princess of Henri IV, dies  

1651  Heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

1661  Guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru on October - 06.  

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

1683  13 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown Pa (Phila) on October - 06.  

1689  On October - 06 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 this day in history.  

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

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 October - 06.  

1781  Americans & French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War on this day in history.  

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

1786  Antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1789  On October - 06 french Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October  

1799  On October - 06 battle at Castricum: French & Bataafs army beats English/Russian army  

1806  On this day in history andreas Randel, composer  

1808  Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63) on October - 06.  

1811  On this day in history french emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht  

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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 this day in history.  

1573  On this day in history birth of henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624)  

1610  Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690) was born on October - 06.  

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

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  On October - 06 death of dawit I, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1382)  

1542  On October - 06 death of thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503)