Historical Events In October - 18

0707  On October - 18 john VII ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

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 this day in history.   

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  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  On October - 18 stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)   

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  On this day in history opening of the University of Heidelberg   

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

1534  New pursuit of French protestants on October - 18.   

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 October - 18.   

1558  Maria, queen of Hungary/guardian of Neth (1531-55), dies at 53 on October - 18.   

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

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer on October - 18.   

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  On October - 18 lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet   

1648  First US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers) on this day in history.   

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  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) was born on October - 18.   

1405  On this day in history 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 October - 18 birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)   

1595  Edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655) was born on October - 18.   

1611  On this day in history birth of valentin Strobel, composer   

0707  John VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies on this day in history.   

1035  On this day in history death of sancho III of Navarre   

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

1141  Death of Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on October - 18.   

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

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