Historical Events In October - 06
Monday, 15 December 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 this day in history. 

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

1101 On this day in history bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order 

1111 On this day in history boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders 

1214 On October - 06 alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies 

1499 On October - 06 french king Louis XII occupies Milan 

1552 Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) on October - 06. 

1567 Duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands on this day in history. 

1585 On October - 06 luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies 

1618 Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer on this day in history. 

1641 Matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle on October - 06. 

1644 Isabella van Bourbon, French princess of Henri IV, dies on October - 06. 

1651 On October - 06 heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47 

1661 Guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru on October - 06. 

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 On this day in history pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII 

1706 On this day in history pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) 

1762 English troops occupy Manila Philippines on October - 06. 

1762 Francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history. 

1777 Battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [OS=Sept 27] on this day in history. 

1777 On this day in history william Russell, composer 

1781 On October - 06 americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of the Revolutionary War 

1781 On this day in history americans & French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War 

1783 On October - 06 benjamin Hanks patents self-winding clock 

1786 Antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history. 

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 this day in history battle at Castricum: French & Bataafs army beats English/Russian army 

1806 Andreas Randel, composer on October - 06. 

1808 On this day in history frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63) 

1811 On October - 06 french emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht 

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