Historical Events In October - 11

0732  Battle at Tours: France under Karel Martel beat Moors   

0732  Abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies   

0965  Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40   

1138  A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria.   

1188  Robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France   

1303  Boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies.   

1347  Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies.   

1424  Jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46.   

1492  Columbus' ships sites land on the horizon (Bahamas)   

1521  Pope Leo X titles King Henry VIII of England "Defender of the Faith"   

1531  Battle at Kappel: Swiss RC kantons beat protestant.   

1531  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies.   

1540  Emperor Karel names his son Philip, duke of Milan   

1573  Battle of South Seas.   

1573  Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer.   

1593  Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71).   

1598  Joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies.   

1611  Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome.   

1614  Adriaen Block and 12 Amsterdam merchants petition the States General for exclusive trading rights in the New Netherland colony.   

1617  Franchois Vranck, economist/writer (Deduction), dies at about 62.   

1634  the Burchardi flood — "the second Grote Mandrenke" killed around 15000 men in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany   

1643  Battle at Wincebt: English New Model-army beats royalists   

1661  Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius).   

1666  Henry de Fleury dee Coulan, mister of Buat/ritmeester, dies   

1671  Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730).   

1674  Pierre Corneille's "Surena," premieres in Paris.   

1687  Hungary accepts Habsburgse sovereignty.   

1689  Peter the Great is recorded as becoming tsar of Russia.   

1698  France, England and Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty   

1705  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist, dies at 42.   

1726  Benjamin Franklin returns to Philadelphia from England.   

1737  Earthquake results in the deaths of 300000 and destroys « of Calcutta India.   

1737  Earthquake results in the deaths of 300000 and destroys half of Calcutta India.   

1738  Arthur Phillip, admiral/1st governor New-South Wales.   

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1335  Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408) was born on this day in history.   

1573  Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer was born on October - 11.   

1593  Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71) was born on October - 11.   

1611  On this day in history birth of hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome   

1616  On this day in history birth of andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664)   

1661  Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius) was born on this day in history.   

1671  Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730) was born on October - 11.   

1671  On October - 11 birth of richard Moungler (d. 1730)   

0732  On October - 11 abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies   

0965  On this day in history bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40   

1188  Death of Robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France on October - 11.   

1303  Boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies on this day in history.   

1347  Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies on October - 11.   

1424  On this day in history jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46   

1531  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies on this day in history.   

1598  Joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies on this day in history.