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 this day in history.  

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 October - 06.  

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

1214  Alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies on October - 06.  

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

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  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 October - 06.  

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

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 October - 06.  

1706  On October - 06 pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )  

1762  On this day in history english troops occupy Manila Philippines  

1762  On October - 06 francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78  

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

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  On October - 06 americans & French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War  

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

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 this day in history.  

1799  On this day in history battle at Castricum: French & Bataafs army beats English/Russian army  

1806  Andreas Randel, composer on this day in history.  

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

1510  On this day in history birth of rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555)  

1510  On October - 06 birth of john Caius, English physician (d. 1573)  

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

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  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  On this day in history death of thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503)