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

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

1375  Westfriese sea wall breaks flooding northern Netherlands on this day in history.  

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

1575  On October - 10 battle of Dormans: Roman Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeated the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.  

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

1631  Saxon army occupies Prague on this day in history.  

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

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 October - 10.  

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

1695  King Willem III escapes South Netherlands, back to England on this day in history.  

1713  On this day in history johann Ludwig Krebs, composer  

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

1727  On October - 10 alphonse d' Eve, composer, dies at 61  

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

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 October - 10.  

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

1760  Suriname Colonial Regime signs treaty with Aukaners (ex-slaves) on October - 10.  

1779  On October - 10 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 this day in history.  

1790  George Gerson, composer on October - 10.  

1791  C F D Schubart, writer, dies on October - 10.  

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1344  Mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362) was born on October - 10.  

1486  On October - 10 birth of charles III, Duke of Savoy  

1567  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

1713  On this day in history birth of johann Ludwig Krebs, composer  

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

0413  On this day in history death of nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57  

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

0732  Death of Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia on this day in history.  

0833  On this day in history death of al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph of Baghdad (b. 786)  

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

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

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