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

1035  On this day in history sancho III of Navarre  

1081  Battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine on October - 18.  

1141  On this day in history margrave Leopold IV of Austria  

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 this day in history.  

1239  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) on this day in history.  

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

1386  On this day in history 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  On October - 18 john Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55  

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 October - 18.  

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  Valentin Strobel, composer on this day in history.  

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

1634  On October - 18 pierre De La Barre, composer, dies at 42  

1638  Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet on October - 18.  

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

1648  On this day in history 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  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 October - 18 birth of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192)  

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

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

1517  On this day in history birth of manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570)  

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

1569  Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.  

1595  On this day in history birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)  

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  Death of Sancho III of Navarre on October - 18.  

1101  Death of Hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053) on this day in history.  

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 October - 18 death of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331)  

1417  Gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies on this day in history.