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 October - 06.  

0891  Formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

1014  Samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies on October - 06.  

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

1499  On this day in history french king Louis XII occupies Milan  

1552  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) on this day in history.  

1567  On October - 06 duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands  

1585  Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies on this day in history.  

1618  Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer on October - 06.  

1641  Matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle on this day in history.  

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

1651  Heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47 on October - 06.  

1661  On this day in history guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru  

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

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

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

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

1777  Battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [OS=Sept 27] on October - 06.  

1777  On this day in history william Russell, composer  

1781  Americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of the Revolutionary War on October - 06.  

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

1783  On this day in history benjamin Hanks patents self-winding clock  

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

1789  French Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October on this day in history.  

1799  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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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 this day in history birth of rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555)  

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  Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624) was born on this day in history.  

1610  On this day in history birth of charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690)  

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

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

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

1014  Samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies on this day in history.  

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

1101  Death of Bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order on this day in history.  

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

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

1542  Death of Thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503) on October - 06.