Historical Events In October - 18

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

0707  On this day in history 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 October - 18 danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon)  

1035  Sancho III of Navarre on this day in history.  

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

1141  On this day in history margrave Leopold IV of Austria  

1210  On October - 18 pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV  

1216  John, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies on October - 18.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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 October - 18.  

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

1503  On October - 18 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  On October - 18 justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian  

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  John Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America on this day in history.  

1572  On October - 18 spanish troops attack Maastricht  

1589  On this day in history adolf van Nieuwenaar & Meurs, viceroy of Utrecht, dies in battle  

1611  On October - 18 valentin Strobel, composer  

1622  On October - 18 french King Louis XIII & Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier  

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

1638  On this day in history lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet  

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

1648  On this day in history 1st US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers)  

1663  On this day in history 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  On October - 18 birth of stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)  

1405  On this day in history birth of pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)  

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 this day in history birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)  

1595  Edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.  

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1035  Death of Sancho III of Navarre on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1340  On October - 18 henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies  

1382  Death of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331) on October - 18.  

1417  Gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies on this day in history.