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 this day in history.   

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  Danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon) on this day in history.   

1035  Sancho III of Navarre on October - 18.   

1081  On this day in history battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine   

1141  On October - 18 margrave Leopold IV of Austria   

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

1216  John, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies on this day in history.   

1239  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) on this day in history.   

1267  On October - 18 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  On this day in history basel earthquake, the most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps, destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland.   

1386  Opening of the University of Heidelberg on October - 18.   

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

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

1534  On this day in history new pursuit of French protestants   

1545  John Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1564  John Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America on this day in history.   

1572  Spanish troops attack Maastricht on October - 18.   

1589  On October - 18 adolf van Nieuwenaar & Meurs, viceroy of Utrecht, dies in battle   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer on this day in history.   

1622  On October - 18 french King Louis XIII & Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier   

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

1638  On this day in history 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 October - 18 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1569  On this day in history birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)   

1595  Edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1035  On this day in history death of sancho III of Navarre   

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 this day in history 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 October - 18 gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies