Historical Events In October - 18

0707  On October - 18 john VII ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

0707  On this day in history 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 this day in history danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon)  

1035  On October - 18 sancho III of Navarre  

1081  On October - 18 battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine  

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

1210  Pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV on this day in history.  

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

1239  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) on October - 18.  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1386  On this day in history opening of the University of Heidelberg  

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

1417  Gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies on October - 18.  

1459  On October - 18 jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies  

1503  On October - 18 pius III, [Francesco Todeschini], Pope (9/22-10/18/1503), dies  

1534  New pursuit of French protestants on October - 18.  

1545  John Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55 on October - 18.  

1547  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian on this day in history.  

1558  On October - 18 maria, queen of Hungary/guardian of Neth (1531-55), dies at 53  

1561  On this day in history fourth Battle of Kawanakajima -- Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts.  

1564  John Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America on October - 18.  

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 October - 18.  

1622  On this day in history french King Louis XIII & Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier  

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

1638  Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet on this day in history.  

1648  First US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers) on October - 18.  

1648  1st US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers) on this day in history.  

1663  Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth on October - 18.  

1667  Brooklyn is chartered under the name Brueckelen by the governor of New Netherlands Mathias Nicolls on this day in history.  

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1127  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1517  Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on October - 18.  

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 October - 18.  

1595  On October - 18 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 this day in history.  

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

1101  On October - 18 death of hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053)  

1141  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold IV of Austria  

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

1340  On this day in history henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies  

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

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