Historical Events In October - 11

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

1138  A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies  

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

1492  On October - 11 columbus' ships sites land on the horizon (Bahamas)  

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

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1531  On this day in history battle at Kappel: Swiss RC kantons beat protestant  

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

1540  Emperor Karel names his son Philip, duke of Milan on this day in history.  

1573  On October - 11 battle of South Seas  

1573  On this day in history jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer  

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

1614  On this day in history 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 on October - 11.  

1634  On October - 11 the Burchardi flood — "the second Grote Mandrenke" killed around 15,000 men in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany.  

1643  Battle at Wincebt: English New Model-army beats royalists on this day in history.  

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

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

1671  On this day in history frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)  

1674  Pierre Corneille's "Surena," premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

1687  Hungary accepts Habsburgse sovereignty on this day in history.  

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

1698  France, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty on October - 11.  

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 this day in history.  

1737  Earthquake kills 300,000 and destroys half of Calcutta India on October - 11.  

1738  Arthur Phillip, admiral/1st governor New-South Wales on this day in history.  

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1335  On this day in history birth of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408)  

1573  Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1593  Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71) was born on this day in history.  

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

1616  Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on October - 11.  

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

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 October - 11 bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40  

1188  On October - 11 death of robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France  

1303  On October - 11 boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies  

1347  On this day in history louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies  

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

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

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