Historical Events In October - 06
Monday, 18 March 2024
0404 On this day in history 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 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 Bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order on October - 06.
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 this day in history.
1552 On October - 06 matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)
1567 Duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands on October - 06.
1585 Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies on this day in history.
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 Heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47 on this day in history.
1661 On this day in history guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru
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 October - 06 english troops occupy Manila Philippines
1762 On this day in history francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78
1777 Battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [OS=Sept 27] on October - 06.
1777 William Russell, composer on this day in history.
1781 Americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of the Revolutionary War on October - 06.
1781 On October - 06 americans & French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War
1783 Benjamin Hanks patents self-winding clock on October - 06.
1786 On October - 06 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 Andreas Randel, composer on October - 06.
1808 On October - 06 frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63)
1811 On October - 06 french emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht