Historical Events In October - 06
Friday, 26 July 2024
0404 On this day in history 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 Formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
1014 On this day in history samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies
1072 On this day in history sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered
1101 Bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order on this day in history.
1111 On this day in history boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders
1214 Alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies on October - 06.
1499 On this day in history french king Louis XII occupies Milan
1552 Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) on this day in history.
1567 On this day in history duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands
1585 On this day in history luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies
1618 On this day in history miguel Gomez Camargo, composer
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 October - 06.
1661 On this day in history guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru
1683 On October - 06 13 German families arrive in present day Philadelphia
1683 13 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown Pa (Phila) on this day in history.
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 On this day in history english troops occupy Manila Philippines
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 On October - 06 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 October - 06.
1783 Benjamin Hanks patents self-winding clock on this day in history.
1786 Antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer, dies at 56 on October - 06.
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 October - 06 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 this day in history.
1811 On this day in history french emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht