Historical Events In October - 18

0707  John VII ends his reign as Catholic Pope on October - 18.   

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 this day in history 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 October - 18 margrave Leopold IV of Austria   

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.   

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

1340  Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies on October - 18.   

1356  On this day in history basel earthquake, the most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps, destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland.   

1386  On this day in history opening of the University of Heidelberg   

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

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

1459  Jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies on October - 18.   

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

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  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  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  On this day in history spanish troops attack Maastricht   

1589  Adolf van Nieuwenaar & Meurs, viceroy of Utrecht, dies in battle on October - 18.   

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

1638  On this day in history lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet   

1648  First US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers) on this day in history.   

1648  1st US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers) on this day in history.   

1663  Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth on this day in history.   

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  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  On October - 18 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

0707  On this day in history john VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies   

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

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

1340  Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies on October - 18.   

1382  Death of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331) on October - 18.   

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