Historical Events In October - 10

0019  Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33 on October - 10.  

0680  On this day in history battle at Kerbela: Kalief Yazid beats pretender al-Hussein  

0680  On October - 10 hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded  

0732  On October - 10 abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia  

1375  On October - 10 westfriese sea wall breaks flooding northern Netherlands  

1471  Battle of Brunkeberg Stockholm (Sten Sture beats Christian I) on this day in history.  

1486  On this day in history charles III, Duke of Savoy  

1549  Duke of Somerset fired as Lord Protector & imprisoned on October - 10.  

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  Count Johan Casimir occupies Ghent with 500 horsemen on October - 10.  

1599  On this day in history jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea)  

1616  Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 on October - 10.  

1631  Saxon army occupies Prague on this day in history.  

1651  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1659  Able J Tasmania, navigator/discovered (Tasmania, NZ), dies at about 56 on October - 10.  

1676  Sebastian Knupfer, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1678  On October - 10 john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707)  

1684  On October - 10 jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige)  

1695  On October - 10 king Willem III escapes South Netherlands, back to England  

1713  Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer on October - 10.  

1720  On October - 10 french govt proclaims strike on banknotes  

1727  Alphonse d' Eve, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1731  Henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist (discovered hydrogen) on October - 10.  

1733  France declares war on emperor Charles VI on October - 10.  

1738  On this day in history benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe)  

1745  On this day in history jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist, dies at 52  

1757  Erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens) on October - 10.  

1760  Suriname Colonial Regime signs treaty with Aukaners (ex-slaves) on this day in history.  

1779  On this day in history antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP  

1780  On October - 10 great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean  

1787  On October - 10 amsterdam surrenders to Prussian invasion army  

1789  Pierre-Louis Couperin, composer, dies at 34 on October - 10.  

1790  On October - 10 george Gerson, composer  

1791  On October - 10 c F D Schubart, writer, dies  

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1344  Mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362) was born on this day in history.  

1486  Charles III, Duke of Savoy was born on October - 10.  

1567  Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597) was born on October - 10.  

1599  On this day in history birth of jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea)  

1678  On October - 10 birth of john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707)  

1684  On October - 10 birth of jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige)  

1700  Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759) was born on October - 10.  

1713  On October - 10 birth of johann Ludwig Krebs, composer  

0019  Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33 on this day in history.  

0413  Death of Nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57 on this day in history.  

0680  Death of Hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded on this day in history.  

0732  On October - 10 death of abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia  

0833  On October - 10 death of al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph of Baghdad (b. 786)  

1359  Death of King Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295) on this day in history.  

1616  Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 on October - 10.  

1651  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77 on October - 10.