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 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 October - 18.  

1016  Danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon) on this day in history.  

1035  On this day in history sancho III of Navarre  

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

1141  Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on this day in history.  

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 October - 18.  

1239  On this day in history stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)  

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

1386  On October - 18 opening of the University of Heidelberg  

1405  On October - 18 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  On this day in history new pursuit of French protestants  

1545  On this day in history john Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55  

1547  On this day in history 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 October - 18.  

1572  On this day in history spanish troops attack Maastricht  

1589  On this day in history adolf van Nieuwenaar & Meurs, viceroy of Utrecht, dies in battle  

1611  On this day in history valentin Strobel, composer  

1622  French King Louis XIII & Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier on October - 18.  

1634  On October - 18 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 this day in history.  

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

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  Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192) was born on October - 18.  

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  On October - 18 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 October - 18 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 October - 18.  

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

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  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold IV of Austria  

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.