Historical Events In 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.  

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

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

1111  On October - 06 boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders  

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 October - 06.  

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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  On this day in history miguel Gomez Camargo, composer  

1641  On October - 06 matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle  

1644  On this day in history isabella van Bourbon, French princess of Henri IV, dies  

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

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

1683  13 German families arrive in present day Philadelphia on this day in history.  

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

1689  Pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII on October - 06.  

1706  Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) on October - 06.  

1762  On this day in history english troops occupy Manila Philippines  

1762  Francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78 on October - 06.  

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

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

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  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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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  Rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.  

1510  On this day in history birth of john Caius, English physician (d. 1573)  

1552  On this day in history 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 October - 06.  

1618  On October - 06 birth of miguel Gomez Camargo, composer  

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

0877  On October - 06 charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54  

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

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on this day in history.  

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)