Historical Events In 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  

0891  Formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope on October - 06.  

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  Boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders on this day in history.  

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

1499  On October - 06 french king Louis XII occupies Milan  

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

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

1585  Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies on October - 06.  

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

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  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 this day in history.  

1689  On October - 06 pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII  

1706  Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) on this day in history.  

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

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 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  Benjamin Hanks patents self-winding clock on this day in history.  

1786  On October - 06 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  Battle at Castricum: French & Bataafs army beats English/Russian army on October - 06.  

1806  On this day in history andreas Randel, composer  

1808  On October - 06 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 October - 06.  

1459  On this day in history birth of martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507)  

1510  On October - 06 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  On October - 06 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 this day in history.  

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

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  

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

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on October - 06.  

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