Historical Events In October - 06
Monday, 20 March 2023
0404 Eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies on October - 06.
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 October - 06.
1072 On this day in history sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered
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 On October - 06 miguel Gomez Camargo, composer
1641 Matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle on October - 06.
1644 On October - 06 isabella van Bourbon, French princess of Henri IV, dies
1651 On this day in history heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47
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 On October - 06 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 October - 06 pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )
1762 English troops occupy Manila Philippines on this day in history.
1762 On this day in history francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78
1777 Battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [OS=Sept 27] on this day in history.
1777 On October - 06 william Russell, composer
1781 On this day in history americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of the Revolutionary War
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 October - 06.
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 Andreas Randel, composer on October - 06.
1808 On October - 06 frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63)
1811 French emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht on this day in history.