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

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

1141  Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on October - 18.  

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

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

1239  On this day in history 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  Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies on October - 18.  

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 this day in history opening of the University of Heidelberg  

1405  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) on October - 18.  

1417  On October - 18 gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies  

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  New pursuit of French protestants on October - 18.  

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

1547  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian on October - 18.  

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

1611  On October - 18 valentin Strobel, composer  

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

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  On October - 18 frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth  

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

1595  Edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655) was born on October - 18.  

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 October - 18 death of hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053)  

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

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

1417  On this day in history gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies