Historical Events In October - 18

0707  On this day in history 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  Sancho III of Navarre on October - 18.  

1081  Battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine on October - 18.  

1141  Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on October - 18.  

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  On October - 18 stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)  

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

1340  On October - 18 henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history john Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America  

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  Valentin Strobel, composer on October - 18.  

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

1634  On this day in history pierre De La Barre, composer, dies at 42  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1595  On October - 18 birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)  

1611  On this day in history birth of valentin Strobel, composer  

0707  John VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies on this day in history.  

1035  On October - 18 death of sancho III of Navarre  

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  John, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies on October - 18.  

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

1382  On this day in history death of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331)  

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