Historical Events In October - 10

0019  On this day in history julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33  

0680  Battle at Kerbela: Kalief Yazid beats pretender al-Hussein on this day in history.  

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

0732  On October - 10 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 October - 10 charles III, Duke of Savoy  

1549  Duke of Somerset fired as Lord Protector & imprisoned on this day in history.  

1575  Battle of Dormans: Roman Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeated the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others on this day in history.  

1578  On October - 10 count Johan Casimir occupies Ghent with 500 horsemen  

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

1616  On this day in history maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60  

1631  Saxon army occupies Prague on October - 10.  

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

1659  Able J Tasmania, navigator/discovered (Tasmania, NZ), dies at about 56 on this day in history.  

1676  Sebastian Knupfer, composer, dies at 43 on October - 10.  

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

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

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

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

1720  French govt proclaims strike on banknotes on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1745  Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist, dies at 52 on October - 10.  

1757  Erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens) on this day in history.  

1760  On October - 10 suriname Colonial Regime signs treaty with Aukaners (ex-slaves)  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history c F D Schubart, writer, dies  

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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 October - 10.  

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

1599  On October - 10 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  Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige) was born on this day in history.  

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

1713  Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer was born on October - 10.  

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

0413  Death of Nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57 on October - 10.  

0680  Death of Hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded on October - 10.  

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 this day in history.  

1359  On October - 10 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 October - 10 philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77