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  On this day in history 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  Danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon) on this day in history.  

1035  Sancho III of Navarre on October - 18.  

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  On October - 18 pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV  

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

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 October - 18.  

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  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 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 this day in history.  

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  On October - 18 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  On this day in history adolf van Nieuwenaar & Meurs, viceroy of Utrecht, dies in battle  

1611  On this day in history valentin Strobel, composer  

1622  French King Louis XIII & Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier on this day in history.  

1634  On this day in history pierre De La Barre, composer, dies at 42  

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

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

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

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 October - 18 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 October - 18.  

1595  On October - 18 birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)  

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

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 this day in history.  

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