Historical Events In October - 18

0707  John VII ends his reign as Catholic Pope on October - 18.  

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

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  Sancho III of Navarre on this day in history.  

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

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

1210  On October - 18 pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV  

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 this day in history.  

1267  On this day in history battle at Marienholz: Henry III, Otto II van Gelre beat Keuls archbishop Engelbert III  

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

1356  Basel earthquake, the most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps, destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland on October - 18.  

1386  Opening of the University of Heidelberg on this day in history.  

1405  On October - 18 pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)  

1417  Gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies on this day in history.  

1459  On this day in history jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies  

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

1534  New pursuit of French protestants on this day in history.  

1545  On October - 18 john Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55  

1547  On October - 18 justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian  

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 October - 18.  

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

1611  On October - 18 valentin Strobel, composer  

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

1634  Pierre De La Barre, composer, dies at 42 on October - 18.  

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

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

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

1663  Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth on this day in history.  

1667  On October - 18 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 October - 18 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  On this day in history birth of manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570)  

1547  On October - 18 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 October - 18 birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)  

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer was born on October - 18.  

0707  On this day in history john VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies  

1035  Death of Sancho III of Navarre on October - 18.  

1101  Death of Hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053) on this day in history.  

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

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

1340  On October - 18 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