Historical Events In October - 06
Sunday, 09 February 2025
0404 On this day in history 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 On October - 06 samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies
1072 Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on October - 06.
1101 On this day in history bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order
1111 On October - 06 boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders
1214 Alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies on this day in history.
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 October - 06 luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies
1618 On October - 06 miguel Gomez Camargo, composer
1641 On this day in history matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle
1644 On October - 06 isabella van Bourbon, French princess of Henri IV, dies
1651 Heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47 on this day in history.
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 On October - 06 13 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown Pa (Phila)
1689 Pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII on this day in history.
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 On October - 06 battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [OS=Sept 27]
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 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 this day in history antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer, dies at 56
1789 On this day in history 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 October - 06.
1811 French emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht on October - 06.