Historical Events In October - 09

0680  Husain ibn 'Ali, Shi'i religious leader, enters martyrdom on October - 09.  

0768  Charles the Great & Charlamane II divide French republic on this day in history.  

0869  On this day in history charles the Bare crowned king of Lotharingen  

1000  Leif Ericson discovers "Vinland" on this day in history.  

1000  Leif Ericson discovers "Vinland" (possibly New England) on October - 09.  

1003  On October - 09 leif Erikson lands in L'Anse aux Meadows, Canada, becoming the first European to reach America.  

1192  On this day in history richard Coeur de Leeuw leaves Jerusalem in disguise  

1201  On October - 09 robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris  

1221  Salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler on October - 09.  

1238  James I of Aragon conquers Valencia and founds the Kingdom of Valencia on October - 09.  

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1253  Grosseteste, an English scholar, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1261  Dionysius, the Justified, king of Portugal (1279-1325) on this day in history.  

1273  On this day in history elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany  

1290  Last of 16,000 English Jews expelled by King Edward I, leaves on October - 09.  

1326  Reinald I, earl of Gelre/monarch, went insane, dies on this day in history.  

1390  On October - 09 johan I, king of Castile (1379-90), dies  

1423  On October - 09 frederik III of Blankenheim, bishop of Straatsburg/Utrecht, dies  

1436  Jacoba van Bavarian, countess of Holland/Zealand, dies at 35 on October - 09.  

1446  Korean Hangual alphabet devised on October - 09.  

1514  King Louis XII of France marries Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII (sister of Henry VIII) on this day in history.  

1558  On October - 09 mérida is founded in Venezuela.  

1562  Gabriel Fallopius, Modena Italy, anatomist, dies on this day in history.  

1573  Don Frederik disbands siege of Alkmaar on October - 09.  

1581  Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/theologist on this day in history.  

1586  Jan III van Foreest, lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn on this day in history.  

1595  The Spanish army captures Cambrai on this day in history.  

1597  On this day in history earl Mauritius occupies Breevoort  

1617  On this day in history peace of Pavia (Spain & Savoye)  

1621  On October - 09 turkey & Poland signs Peace of Chotin  

1626  On this day in history john Ferrabosco, composer  

1635  On this day in history religious dissident Roger Williams banished from Mass Bay Colony  

1635  Roger Williams (no relation to the famous country singer some 300 years his junior), is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious views on October - 09.  

1646  On this day in history baltasar Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip IV, dies  

1651  English parliament proclaims Navigation Act off on this day in history.  

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1201  On October - 09 birth of robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris  

1221  On October - 09 birth of salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler  

1261  Dionysius, the Justified, king of Portugal (1279-1325) was born on this day in history.  

1328  King Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369) was born on this day in history.  

1581  Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/theologist was born on this day in history.  

1586  Jan III van Foreest, lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn was born on October - 09.  

1586  Archduke Leopold V of Austria (d. 1632) was born on October - 09.  

1626  On this day in history birth of john Ferrabosco, composer  

1047  Clemens II, [Suitger], Pope (1046-47), dies (b. 1005) on this day in history.  

1253  On this day in history grosseteste, an English scholar, dies at 78  

1273  On this day in history death of elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany  

1326  On this day in history reinald I, earl of Gelre/monarch, went insane, dies  

1390  Johan I, king of Castile (1379-90), dies on this day in history.  

1423  Frederik III of Blankenheim, bishop of Straatsburg/Utrecht, dies on October - 09.  

1436  On this day in history jacoba van Bavarian, countess of Holland/Zealand, dies at 35  

1555  On October - 09 death of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (b. 1493)