Historical Events In October - 11
Friday, 05 December 2025
0732 On this day in history battle at Tours: France under Karel Martel beat Moors 

0732 On October - 11 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 this day in history. 

1188 Robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France on this day in history. 

1303 On this day in history boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies 

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. 

1492 Columbus' ships sites land on the horizon (Bahamas) on this day in history. 

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

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

1531 On October - 11 huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies 

1540 On October - 11 emperor Karel names his son Philip, duke of Milan 

1573 On this day in history battle of South Seas 

1573 On October - 11 jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer 

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

1598 On this day in history joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies 

1611 Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome on October - 11. 

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

1617 On this day in history 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 this day in history. 

1666 On this day in history henry de Fleury dee Coulan, mister of Buat/ritmeester, dies 

1671 Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730) on this day in history. 

1674 On this day in history pierre Corneille's "Surena," premieres in Paris 

1687 On October - 11 hungary accepts Habsburgse sovereignty 

1689 On this day in history peter the Great becomes tsar of Russia 

1698 On October - 11 france, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty 

1705 On October - 11 guillaume Amontons, French physicist, dies at 42 

1726 Benjamin Franklin returns to Philadelphia from England on October - 11. 

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 On this day in history arthur Phillip, admiral/1st governor New-South Wales 

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