Historical Events In October - 18

0707  On this day in history john VII ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0707  On October - 18 john VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies   

1009  The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church's foundations down to bedrock on this day in history.   

1016  On October - 18 danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon)   

1035  On October - 18 sancho III of Navarre   

1081  Battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine on this day in history.   

1141  On October - 18 margrave Leopold IV of Austria   

1210  Pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV on October - 18.   

1216  On this day in history john, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies   

1239  On this day in history stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)   

1267  Battle at Marienholz: Henry III, Otto II van Gelre beat Keuls archbishop Engelbert III on October - 18.   

1340  Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies on October - 18.   

1356  Basel earthquake, the most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps, destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland on this day in history.   

1386  On October - 18 opening of the University of Heidelberg   

1405  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) on this day in history.   

1417  On October - 18 gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies   

1459  Jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies on October - 18.   

1503  Pius III, [Francesco Todeschini], Pope (9/22-10/18/1503), dies on this day in history.   

1534  On October - 18 new pursuit of French protestants   

1545  On this day in history john Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55   

1547  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian on October - 18.   

1558  Maria, queen of Hungary/guardian of Neth (1531-55), dies at 53 on October - 18.   

1561  On October - 18 fourth Battle of Kawanakajima -- Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts.   

1564  On October - 18 john Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America   

1572  Spanish troops attack Maastricht on this day in history.   

1589  Adolf van Nieuwenaar & Meurs, viceroy of Utrecht, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer on this day in history.   

1622  French King Louis XIII & Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier on October - 18.   

1634  Pierre De La Barre, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1638  On October - 18 lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet   

1648  On October - 18 first US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers)   

1648  On October - 18 1st US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers)   

1663  On this day in history frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth   

1667  On this day in history brooklyn is chartered under the name Brueckelen by the governor of New Netherlands Mathias Nicolls   

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1127  On October - 18 birth of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192)   

1239  On this day in history birth of stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)   

1405  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) was born on October - 18.   

1517  Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on this day in history.   

1547  On this day in history birth of justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian   

1569  Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

1595  On this day in history birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)   

1611  On October - 18 birth of valentin Strobel, composer   

0707  John VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies on October - 18.   

1035  Death of Sancho III of Navarre on this day in history.   

1101  On this day in history death of hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053)   

1141  Death of Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on this day in history.   

1216  On October - 18 john, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies   

1340  Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies on October - 18.   

1382  On October - 18 death of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331)   

1417  On this day in history gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies