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 this day in history.   

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  On October - 18 danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon)   

1035  On October - 18 sancho III of Navarre   

1081  On this day in history battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine   

1141  On this day in history margrave Leopold IV of Austria   

1210  On this day in history pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV   

1216  On this day in history john, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies   

1239  On this day in history stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)   

1267  Battle at Marienholz: Henry III, Otto II van Gelre beat Keuls archbishop Engelbert III on October - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1386  Opening of the University of Heidelberg on October - 18.   

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 October - 18.   

1459  Jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies on October - 18.   

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

1534  On October - 18 new pursuit of French protestants   

1545  John Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1547  On October - 18 justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian   

1558  On this day in history maria, queen of Hungary/guardian of Neth (1531-55), dies at 53   

1561  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1572  Spanish troops attack Maastricht on this day in history.   

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

1638  Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet on October - 18.   

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  Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth on this day in history.   

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

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

1517  Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on this day in history.   

1547  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian was born on October - 18.   

1569  On this day in history 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 October - 18.   

1035  Death of Sancho III of Navarre on October - 18.   

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 October - 18.   

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

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