Historical Events In October - 06

0404  On October - 06 eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies  

0877  Charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

0891  On this day in history formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

1014  On October - 06 samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies  

1072  Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on October - 06.  

1101  Bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order on October - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

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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  On October - 06 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 October - 06.  

1661  Guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru on this day in history.  

1683  On this day in history 13 German families arrive in present day Philadelphia  

1683  On October - 06 13 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown Pa (Phila)  

1689  On October - 06 pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII  

1706  Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) on this day in history.  

1762  English troops occupy Manila Philippines on October - 06.  

1762  On October - 06 francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78  

1777  On this day in history battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [OS=Sept 27]  

1777  On October - 06 william Russell, composer  

1781  Americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of the Revolutionary War on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1806  On October - 06 andreas Randel, composer  

1808  Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63) on October - 06.  

1811  French emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht on October - 06.  

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1289  King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306) was born on this day in history.  

1459  On this day in history birth of martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507)  

1510  On October - 06 birth of rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555)  

1510  John Caius, English physician (d. 1573) was born on October - 06.  

1552  On October - 06 birth of matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)  

1573  On this day in history birth of henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624)  

1610  Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690) was born on this day in history.  

1618  Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer was born on October - 06.  

0404  Eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies on October - 06.  

0877  Charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1014  On this day in history samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies  

1072  On this day in history death of sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered  

1101  On October - 06 death of bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order  

1214  Alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies on October - 06.  

1413  On this day in history death of dawit I, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1382)  

1542  On this day in history death of thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503)