Historical Events In October - 06
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
0404 On October - 06 eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies
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 Samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies on October - 06.
1072 Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on this day in history.
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 French king Louis XII occupies Milan on this day in history.
1552 Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) on October - 06.
1567 On October - 06 duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands
1585 Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies on October - 06.
1618 Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer on October - 06.
1641 Matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle on October - 06.
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 October - 06.
1661 Guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru on October - 06.
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 Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) on October - 06.
1762 On October - 06 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 this day in history 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 On October - 06 americans & French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War
1783 Benjamin Hanks patents self-winding clock on October - 06.
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 Battle at Castricum: French & Bataafs army beats English/Russian army on October - 06.
1806 Andreas Randel, composer on this day in history.
1808 Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63) on this day in history.
1811 French emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht on October - 06.