Historical Events In October - 18
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
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 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 this day in history.
1081 Battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine on October - 18.
1141 On October - 18 margrave Leopold IV of Austria
1210 On October - 18 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 On October - 18 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 this day in history.
1459 On October - 18 jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies
1503 On this day in history 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 October - 18.
1558 On this day in history maria, queen of Hungary/guardian of Neth (1531-55), dies at 53
1561 Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima -- Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts on this day in history.
1564 John Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America on this day in history.
1572 Spanish troops attack Maastricht on this day in history.
1589 On October - 18 adolf van Nieuwenaar & Meurs, viceroy of Utrecht, dies in battle
1611 On October - 18 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 this day in history.
1648 First US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers) on October - 18.
1648 On October - 18 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 Brooklyn is chartered under the name Brueckelen by the governor of New Netherlands Mathias Nicolls on October - 18.