Historical Events In October - 15

0070  On this day in history publius Vergilius Maro, Roman leader/poet (Bucolica, Aeneis)   

0412  On October - 15 theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria   

0533  On October - 15 byzantine general Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals.   

0892  On October - 15 al-Mutamid, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

0898  On October - 15 lambert, Holy Roman Emperor   

0912  Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba on this day in history.   

1080  Rudolf von Schwaben, German anti-King, dies on October - 15.   

1268  On October - 15 dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies   

1271  Hostiensis, [Henricus the Segusia], cardinal/bishop of Ostia, dies on October - 15.   

1389  Urbanus VI, [Bartolomeo Prignano], Italian pope (1378-89), dies on October - 15.   

1501  English crown prince Arthur marries Catharina of Aragon on October - 15.   

1512  On this day in history antoon Keldermans, Flem builder (Middelburg town hall), dies at 72   

1520  On this day in history king Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall   

1522  Emperor Karel I names Hernan Cortes governor of Mexico on this day in history.   

1524  Joachim Patinir, Flemish landscape painter, dies at about 45 on this day in history.   

1539  Reynier Brunt, procureur-general of Court of Holland, dies on October - 15.   

1542  On this day in history djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605)   

1550  On October - 15 henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange   

1552  Khanate of Kazan is conquered by troops of Ivan Grozny on this day in history.   

1581  Commissioned by Catherine De Medici, the 1st ballet "Ballet Comique de la Reine," is staged in Paris on this day in history.   

1582  Many Catholic countries switch to Gregorian calendar, skip 10 days on October - 15.   

1595  On October - 15 abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch E indies poet, dies at 48   

1598  Spanish general strategist Bernardino de Mendoza occupies fort Rhine on this day in history.   

1605  Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din, Mogol keizer of India (1556-1605), dies at 63 on October - 15.   

1641  Paul de Chomedy de Maisonneuve claims Montreal on October - 15.   

1654  Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Overijssel on this day in history.   

1655  Jews of Lublin are massacred on this day in history.   

1660  Asser Levy granted butchers license (kosher meat) in New Amsterdam on October - 15.   

1674  Robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together) on this day in history.   

1682  John Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1705  English fleet under Lord Peterborough occupies Barcelona on this day in history.   

1724  On this day in history cornelis Steenoven is 1st archbishop of Old-Catholic church   

1756  Saxon army surrenders to Prussia on this day in history.   

1761  Peter Gronland, composer on this day in history.   

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1471  On this day in history birth of konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526)   

1542  Djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605) was born on this day in history.   

1550  On October - 15 birth of henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange   

1608  Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.   

1674  Robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together) was born on this day in history.   

1686  On October - 15 birth of allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758)   

1701  On October - 15 birth of marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771)   

1711  Elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741) was born on October - 15.   

0412  Death of Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria on this day in history.   

0892  On October - 15 al-Mutamid, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

0898  Death of Lambert, Holy Roman Emperor on October - 15.   

0912  Death of Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba on this day in history.   

1002  On October - 15 death of otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy (b. 946)   

1080  On October - 15 rudolf von Schwaben, German anti-King, dies   

1268  Dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies on this day in history.   

1271  Hostiensis, [Henricus the Segusia], cardinal/bishop of Ostia, dies on October - 15.