Historical Events In October - 11

0732  On October - 11 battle at Tours: France under Karel Martel beat Moors  

0732  On this day in history abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies  

0965  Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40 on October - 11.  

1138  A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria on October - 11.  

1188  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 this day in history.  

1424  Jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46 on this day in history.  

1492  Columbus' ships sites land on the horizon (Bahamas) on October - 11.  

1521  On October - 11 pope Leo X titles King Henry VIII of England "Defender of the Faith"  

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1531  Battle at Kappel: Swiss RC kantons beat protestant on this day in history.  

1531  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies on October - 11.  

1540  Emperor Karel names his son Philip, duke of Milan on October - 11.  

1573  Battle of South Seas on this day in history.  

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

1593  On this day in history claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71)  

1598  On October - 11 joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies  

1611  Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome on this day in history.  

1614  On October - 11 adriaen Block and 12 Amsterdam merchants petition the States General for exclusive trading rights in the New Netherland colony.  

1617  On October - 11 franchois Vranck, economist/writer (Deduction), dies at about 62  

1634  On this day in history the Burchardi flood — "the second Grote Mandrenke" killed around 15,000 men in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany.  

1643  On October - 11 battle at Wincebt: English New Model-army beats royalists  

1661  Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius) on October - 11.  

1666  Henry de Fleury dee Coulan, mister of Buat/ritmeester, dies on this day in history.  

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

1674  On October - 11 pierre Corneille's "Surena," premieres in Paris  

1687  On this day in history hungary accepts Habsburgse sovereignty  

1689  Peter the Great becomes tsar of Russia on October - 11.  

1698  On this day in history france, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty  

1705  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1726  On this day in history benjamin Franklin returns to Philadelphia from England  

1737  Earthquake kills 300,000 & destroys « of Calcutta India on October - 11.  

1737  On this day in history earthquake kills 300,000 and destroys half of Calcutta India  

1738  Arthur Phillip, admiral/1st governor New-South Wales on October - 11.  

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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  On this day in history birth of claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71)  

1611  Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome was born on this day in history.  

1616  Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.  

1661  Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius) was born on October - 11.  

1671  On October - 11 birth of frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)  

1671  Richard Moungler (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.  

0732  Abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies on October - 11.  

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 this day in history.  

1303  Boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies on October - 11.  

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

1424  Jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46 on October - 11.  

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

1598  Joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies on October - 11.