Historical Events In October - 18

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

0707  On October - 18 john VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies  

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 October - 18.  

1035  On this day in history sancho III of Navarre  

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

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

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

1267  On this day in history 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 October - 18 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 October - 18 pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)  

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

1459  On this day in history jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies  

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

1534  New pursuit of French protestants on this day in history.  

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

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

1564  On October - 18 john Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America  

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  French King Louis XIII & Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier on this day in history.  

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  On October - 18 first US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers)  

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 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 October - 18.  

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 October - 18.  

1517  Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on this day in history.  

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

1569  Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625) was born on October - 18.  

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 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 October - 18 death of margrave Leopold IV of Austria  

1216  On this day in history 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 October - 18 gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies