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 this day in history danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon)  

1035  Sancho III of Navarre on October - 18.  

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

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

1386  Opening of the University of Heidelberg on this day in history.  

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

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

1547  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian on this day in history.  

1558  Maria, queen of Hungary/guardian of Neth (1531-55), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1561  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1572  On this day in history spanish troops attack Maastricht  

1589  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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 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  Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 October - 18 gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies