Historical Events In October - 18

0707  On this day in history john VII ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

0707  John VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies on this day in history.  

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  On October - 18 danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon)  

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  On this day in history margrave Leopold IV of Austria  

1210  Pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV on this day in history.  

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

1239  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) on October - 18.  

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1267  Battle at Marienholz: Henry III, Otto II van Gelre beat Keuls archbishop Engelbert III on this day in history.  

1340  On October - 18 henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies  

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 this day in history opening of the University of Heidelberg  

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

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

1459  On October - 18 jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies  

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

1534  New pursuit of French protestants on October - 18.  

1545  John Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55 on October - 18.  

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  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  Adolf van Nieuwenaar & Meurs, viceroy of Utrecht, dies in battle on October - 18.  

1611  On October - 18 valentin Strobel, composer  

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

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

1638  On October - 18 lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet  

1648  On this day in history first US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers)  

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

1663  On October - 18 frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth  

1667  Brooklyn is chartered under the name Brueckelen by the governor of New Netherlands Mathias Nicolls on this day in history.  

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1127  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192)  

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

1405  On this day in history birth of pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)  

1517  Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on October - 18.  

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

1569  On this day in history birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)  

1595  On October - 18 birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)  

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

1340  On October - 18 henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies  

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.