Historical Events In October - 06
Tuesday, 30 December 2025
0404 Eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies on this day in history. 

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 October - 06. 

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

1072 On October - 06 sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered 

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

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

1214 Alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies on this day in history. 

1499 French king Louis XII occupies Milan on October - 06. 

1552 On this day in history matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) 

1567 Duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands on October - 06. 

1585 On this day in history luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies 

1618 Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer on October - 06. 

1641 On this day in history matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle 

1644 Isabella van Bourbon, French princess of Henri IV, dies on this day in history. 

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

1661 On October - 06 guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru 

1683 13 German families arrive in present day Philadelphia on October - 06. 

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 On October - 06 pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) 

1762 English troops occupy Manila Philippines on this day in history. 

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 October - 06. 

1777 William Russell, composer on October - 06. 

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

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

1783 Benjamin Hanks patents self-winding clock on October - 06. 

1786 On this day in history antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer, dies at 56 

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 October - 06. 

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 French emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht on October - 06. 

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