Historical Events In October - 18

0707  On this day in history john VII ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

0707  On October - 18 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 this day in history.  

1035  On this day in history sancho III of Navarre  

1081  On October - 18 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 October - 18 john, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies  

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

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

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

1417  On October - 18 gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies  

1459  On October - 18 jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies  

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 October - 18 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  Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima -- Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts on October - 18.  

1564  On this day in history john Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America  

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  Valentin Strobel, composer on this day in history.  

1622  French King Louis XIII & Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier on October - 18.  

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

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

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

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

1663  Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth on October - 18.  

1667  On October - 18 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 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  On this day in history birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)  

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

1611  On October - 18 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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