Historical Events In October - 09

0680  Husain ibn 'Ali, Shi'i religious leader, enters martyrdom on this day in history.   

0768  Charles the Great & Charlamane II divide French republic on October - 09.   

0869  Charles the Bare crowned king of Lotharingen on October - 09.   

1000  Leif Ericson discovers "Vinland" on October - 09.   

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

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

1192  On October - 09 richard Coeur de Leeuw leaves Jerusalem in disguise   

1201  Robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris on this day in history.   

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

1238  On this day in history james I of Aragon conquers Valencia and founds the Kingdom of Valencia.   

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

1261  On October - 09 dionysius, the Justified, king of Portugal (1279-1325)   

1273  Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany on this day in history.   

1290  On October - 09 last of 16,000 English Jews expelled by King Edward I, leaves   

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

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

1423  On this day in history frederik III of Blankenheim, bishop of Straatsburg/Utrecht, dies   

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

1446  On October - 09 korean Hangual alphabet devised   

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  On October - 09 gabriel Fallopius, Modena Italy, anatomist, dies   

1573  On October - 09 don Frederik disbands siege of Alkmaar   

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  On this day in history the Spanish army captures Cambrai.   

1597  Earl Mauritius occupies Breevoort on this day in history.   

1617  On October - 09 peace of Pavia (Spain & Savoye)   

1621  On this day in history turkey & Poland signs Peace of Chotin   

1626  On October - 09 john Ferrabosco, composer   

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

1635  On this day in history 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.   

1646  Baltasar Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip IV, dies on this day in history.   

1651  On this day in history english parliament proclaims Navigation Act off   

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1201  On this day in history birth of robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris   

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

1261  On this day in history birth of dionysius, the Justified, king of Portugal (1279-1325)   

1328  On this day in history birth of king Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369)   

1581  Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/theologist was born on October - 09.   

1586  On this day in history birth of jan III van Foreest, lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn   

1586  Archduke Leopold V of Austria (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

1626  On October - 09 birth of john Ferrabosco, composer   

1047  Clemens II, [Suitger], Pope (1046-47), dies (b. 1005) on October - 09.   

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

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

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

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

1423  On this day in history frederik III of Blankenheim, bishop of Straatsburg/Utrecht, dies   

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

1555  On this day in history death of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (b. 1493)