Historical Events In October - 10
Tuesday, 26 January 2021
0019 On this day in history julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33
0680 On October - 10 battle at Kerbela: Kalief Yazid beats pretender al-Hussein
0680 Hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded on October - 10.
0732 On this day in history abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia
1375 Westfriese sea wall breaks flooding northern Netherlands on October - 10.
1471 Battle of Brunkeberg Stockholm (Sten Sture beats Christian I) on October - 10.
1486 On this day in history charles III, Duke of Savoy
1549 On this day in history duke of Somerset fired as Lord Protector & imprisoned
1575 Battle of Dormans: Roman Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeated the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others on October - 10.
1578 On this day in history count Johan Casimir occupies Ghent with 500 horsemen
1599 On October - 10 jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea)
1616 Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1631 On this day in history saxon army occupies Prague
1651 On this day in history philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77
1659 On this day in history able J Tasmania, navigator/discovered (Tasmania, NZ), dies at about 56
1676 Sebastian Knupfer, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.
1678 John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) on October - 10.
1684 Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige) on this day in history.
1695 King Willem III escapes South Netherlands, back to England on October - 10.
1713 Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer on this day in history.
1720 On this day in history french govt proclaims strike on banknotes
1727 Alphonse d' Eve, composer, dies at 61 on October - 10.
1731 Henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist (discovered hydrogen) on this day in history.
1733 On this day in history france declares war on emperor Charles VI
1738 Benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe) on this day in history.
1745 Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist, dies at 52 on this day in history.
1757 Erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens) on October - 10.
1760 On this day in history suriname Colonial Regime signs treaty with Aukaners (ex-slaves)
1779 On this day in history antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP
1780 Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean on October - 10.
1787 Amsterdam surrenders to Prussian invasion army on October - 10.
1789 On October - 10 pierre-Louis Couperin, composer, dies at 34
1790 George Gerson, composer on October - 10.
1791 On this day in history c F D Schubart, writer, dies