Historical Events In October - 18

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

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 October - 18 sancho III of Navarre   

1081  Battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine on October - 18.   

1141  On this day in history margrave Leopold IV of Austria   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1340  On October - 18 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  On October - 18 opening of the University of Heidelberg   

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 October - 18 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  John Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history john Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America   

1572  On October - 18 spanish troops attack Maastricht   

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

1611  On October - 18 valentin Strobel, composer   

1622  On this day in history french King Louis XIII & Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier   

1634  On October - 18 pierre De La Barre, composer, dies at 42   

1638  Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet on this day in history.   

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

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

1663  On October - 18 frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth   

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

1239  On October - 18 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  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  On this day in history birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)   

1595  On this day in history 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  Death of Sancho III of Navarre on October - 18.   

1101  Death of Hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053) on October - 18.   

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  On October - 18 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