Historical Events In October - 10

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

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

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

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

1375  Westfriese sea wall breaks flooding northern Netherlands on October - 10.  

1471  On this day in history battle of Brunkeberg Stockholm (Sten Sture beats Christian I)  

1486  On October - 10 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 October - 10.  

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 October - 10.  

1651  On October - 10 philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77  

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  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 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 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 October - 10.  

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

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

1787  On this day in history amsterdam surrenders to Prussian invasion army  

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

1790  George Gerson, composer on this day in history.  

1791  C F D Schubart, writer, dies on this day in history.  

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1344  On October - 10 birth of mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362)  

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

1567  Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.  

1599  On October - 10 birth of jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea)  

1678  On this day in history birth of john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707)  

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

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

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

0732  On October - 10 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  Death of King Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295) on October - 10.  

1616  On October - 10 maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60  

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