Historical Events In October - 10

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

0680  On October - 10 battle at Kerbela: Kalief Yazid beats pretender al-Hussein  

0680  On this day in history hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded  

0732  On this day in history abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia  

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

1471  On October - 10 battle of Brunkeberg Stockholm (Sten Sture beats Christian I)  

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  Count Johan Casimir occupies Ghent with 500 horsemen on this day in history.  

1599  Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea) on this day in history.  

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 October - 10.  

1659  On October - 10 able J Tasmania, navigator/discovered (Tasmania, NZ), dies at about 56  

1676  On this day in history sebastian Knupfer, composer, dies at 43  

1678  John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) on October - 10.  

1684  Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige) on October - 10.  

1695  On this day in history king Willem III escapes South Netherlands, back to England  

1713  On October - 10 johann Ludwig Krebs, composer  

1720  French govt proclaims strike on banknotes on October - 10.  

1727  Alphonse d' Eve, composer, dies at 61 on October - 10.  

1731  On this day in history henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist (discovered hydrogen)  

1733  France declares war on emperor Charles VI on this day in history.  

1738  Benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe) on this day in history.  

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

1757  On October - 10 erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens)  

1760  On this day in history suriname Colonial Regime signs treaty with Aukaners (ex-slaves)  

1779  Antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP on October - 10.  

1780  Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean on this day in history.  

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  C F D Schubart, writer, dies on October - 10.  

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1344  On this day in history birth of mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362)  

1486  Charles III, Duke of Savoy was born on this day in history.  

1567  On October - 10 birth of infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597)  

1599  Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea) was born on October - 10.  

1678  John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) was born on this day in history.  

1684  On this day in history birth of jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige)  

1700  Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.  

1713  Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

0413  On October - 10 death of nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57  

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

0732  On this day in history death of abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia  

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

1359  On this day in history death of king Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295)  

1616  Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1651  On this day in history philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77