Historical Events In October - 18

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

0707  On October - 18 john VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies   

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 this day in history danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon)   

1035  Sancho III of Navarre on October - 18.   

1081  On October - 18 battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine   

1141  Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on October - 18.   

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

1216  John, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1405  On October - 18 pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)   

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

1459  Jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies on this day in history.   

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

1534  On this day in history new pursuit of French protestants   

1545  On this day in history 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  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 October - 18 john Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America   

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  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  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 October - 18.   

1667  Brooklyn is chartered under the name Brueckelen by the governor of New Netherlands Mathias Nicolls on October - 18.   

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1127  Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192) was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 18.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer was born on October - 18.   

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  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  Gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies on this day in history.