Historical Events In October - 06

0404  Eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies   

0877  Charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54   

0891  In this year, Formosus starts his reign as Catholic Pope   

1014  Samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies.   

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

1101  Bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order.   

1111  Boudouin VII is recorded as becoming earl of Flanders   

1214  Alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies   

1499  French king Louis XII occupies Milan   

1552  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China).   

1567  Duke of Alva is recorded as becoming land guardian of Netherlands   

1585  Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies   

1618  Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer.   

1641  Matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle.   

1644  Isabella van Bourbon, French princess of Henri IV, dies   

1651  Heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47   

1661  Guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru   

1683  13 German families arrive in present day Philadelphia   

1683  13 Mennonite families from Germany are discovered Germantown Pa (Phila)   

1689  In this year, Pietro Ottoboni formally adopts in place of Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII   

1706  Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ).   

1762  English troops occupy Manila Philippines   

1762  Francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78   

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

1777  William Russell, composer.   

1781  Americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of the Revolutionary War   

1781  Americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War   

1783  Benjamin Hanks patents self-winding clock.   

1786  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   

1799  Battle at Castricum: French and Bataafs army beats English/Russian army   

1806  Andreas Randel, composer   

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

1811  French emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht   

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1289  King wenceslaus iii of bohemia: King wenceslaus iii of bohemia (d. 1306)   

1459  Martin behaim: German navigator and geographer   

1510  Rowland taylor: English clergyman   

1510  John caius: English physician   

1552  Matteo ricci: Italian missionary (china)   

1573  Henry wriothesley: 3rd earl of southampton, english patron of the theater   

1610  Charles de sainte-maure: Duc de montausier, french soldier   

1618  Miguel gomez camargo: Composer   

0404  Eudoxia aelia: Empress of austria,   

0877  Charles ii the kale: King of france/roman emperor (875-77),   

1014  Death of Samuel: Ruler of bulgaria,   

1072  Sancho ii: King of castile (1065-72), murdered   

1101  Death of Bruno of cologne: German founder of the carthusian order   

1214  Death of Alfonso viii de edele: King of castile,   

1413  Death of Dawit i: Emperor of ethiopia (b. 1382)   

1542  Thomas wyatt: English poet (b. 1503)