Historical Events In October - 18

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

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

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  Danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon) on October - 18.  

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  Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on this day in history.  

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 October - 18.  

1267  On this day in history 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  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  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) on this day in history.  

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

1459  On this day in history jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies  

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

1534  On this day in history new pursuit of French protestants  

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  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 this day in history.  

1564  On October - 18 john Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America  

1572  On October - 18 spanish troops attack Maastricht  

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 October - 18 french King Louis XIII & Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier  

1634  Pierre De La Barre, composer, dies at 42 on October - 18.  

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 October - 18 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 October - 18.  

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

1547  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of valentin Strobel, composer  

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 October - 18.  

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

1340  Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies on this day in history.  

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

1417  Gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies on October - 18.