Historical Events In October - 06
Thursday, 18 September 2025
0404 On this day in history eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies
0877 Charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54 on October - 06.
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 this day in history.
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 October - 06 french king Louis XII occupies Milan
1552 On this day in history matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)
1567 Duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands on this day in history.
1585 On this day in history luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies
1618 On this day in history miguel Gomez Camargo, composer
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 October - 06.
1651 Heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47 on October - 06.
1661 Guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru on October - 06.
1683 On this day in history 13 German families arrive in present day Philadelphia
1683 13 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown Pa (Phila) on October - 06.
1689 Pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII on October - 06.
1706 Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) on this day in history.
1762 On this day in history english troops occupy Manila Philippines
1762 On October - 06 francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78
1777 Battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [OS=Sept 27] on this day in history.
1777 On October - 06 william Russell, composer
1781 On October - 06 americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of the Revolutionary War
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 this day in history french Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October
1799 On October - 06 battle at Castricum: French & Bataafs army beats English/Russian army
1806 On this day in history andreas Randel, composer
1808 On this day in history frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63)
1811 French emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht on October - 06.