Historical Events In October - 18

0707  On October - 18 john VII ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

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

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  On October - 18 battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine  

1141  Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on October - 18.  

1210  Pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV on October - 18.  

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

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 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  Opening of the University of Heidelberg on this day in history.  

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 October - 18.  

1459  Jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history maria, queen of Hungary/guardian of Neth (1531-55), dies at 53  

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

1564  John Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America on October - 18.  

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  On October - 18 valentin Strobel, composer  

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

1634  Pierre De La Barre, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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

1648  First US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers) on October - 18.  

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

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

1239  On this day in history 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  Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.  

1595  Edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.  

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer was born on October - 18.  

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

1035  Death of Sancho III of Navarre on this day in history.  

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

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