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 October - 10.  

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

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  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  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 this day in history.  

1631  Saxon army occupies Prague on October - 10.  

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

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

1676  On October - 10 sebastian Knupfer, composer, dies at 43  

1678  On October - 10 john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707)  

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  On this day in history french govt proclaims strike on banknotes  

1727  Alphonse d' Eve, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

1733  On this day in history france declares war on emperor Charles VI  

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 this day in history erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens)  

1760  Suriname Colonial Regime signs treaty with Aukaners (ex-slaves) on this day in history.  

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 October - 10.  

1787  On October - 10 amsterdam surrenders to Prussian invasion army  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1567  Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597) was born on October - 10.  

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

1678  On October - 10 birth of john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707)  

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 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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