Historical Events In October - 10
Wednesday, 04 October 2023
0019 On this day in history julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33
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 Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia on this day in history.
1375 Westfriese sea wall breaks flooding northern Netherlands on October - 10.
1471 Battle of Brunkeberg Stockholm (Sten Sture beats Christian I) on this day in history.
1486 Charles III, Duke of Savoy on October - 10.
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 this day in history.
1578 Count Johan Casimir occupies Ghent with 500 horsemen on this day in history.
1599 On this day in history jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea)
1616 On October - 10 maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60
1631 Saxon army occupies Prague on this day in history.
1651 Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77 on this day in history.
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 October - 10.
1678 John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) on this day in history.
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 Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer on October - 10.
1720 On this day in history french govt proclaims strike on banknotes
1727 Alphonse d' Eve, composer, dies at 61 on October - 10.
1731 On October - 10 henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist (discovered hydrogen)
1733 France declares war on emperor Charles VI on October - 10.
1738 Benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe) on October - 10.
1745 On October - 10 jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist, dies at 52
1757 On October - 10 erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens)
1760 On October - 10 suriname Colonial Regime signs treaty with Aukaners (ex-slaves)
1779 Antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP on this day in history.
1780 On October - 10 great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean
1787 Amsterdam surrenders to Prussian invasion army on October - 10.
1789 On October - 10 pierre-Louis Couperin, composer, dies at 34
1790 On this day in history george Gerson, composer
1791 C F D Schubart, writer, dies on October - 10.
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