Historical Events In October - 18

0707  John VII ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

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

1009  On October - 18 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.  

1016  On this day in history danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon)  

1035  On this day in history sancho III of Navarre  

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 this day in history pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV  

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

1239  On October - 18 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  On October - 18 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 October - 18 pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)  

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

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  Maria, queen of Hungary/guardian of Neth (1531-55), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history valentin Strobel, composer  

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

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

1638  Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet on October - 18.  

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

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

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

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  Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192) was born on this day in history.  

1239  On October - 18 birth of stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)  

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

1517  On this day in history birth of manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570)  

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

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

1141  On October - 18 death of margrave Leopold IV of Austria  

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  Death of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331) on October - 18.  

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