Historical Events In October - 20

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on October - 20.   

1097  1st Crusaders arrive in Antioch on this day in history.   

1139  On October - 20 henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies   

1187  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on October - 20.   

1268  Conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies on October - 20.   

1274  Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

1382  St. Mary's College is founded at Westminster, England on October - 20.   

1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca on this day in history.   

1438  On October - 20 jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64   

1475  On October - 20 giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)   

1496  On October - 20 claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise   

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1528  Treaty of Gorinchem (Emperor & church) on October - 20.   

1536  Danish/Norw king Christian III leads reform in Catholic possessions on this day in history.   

1576  On October - 20 spanish troops occupies & plunder Maastricht   

1587  Battle at Coultras: Henri van Navarra beats Catholic League on October - 20.   

1600  Battle of Sekigahara sets Tokugawa clan as Japan's rulers (shoguns) on this day in history.   

1603  On October - 20 chinese uprising in Philippines fails after 23,000 killed   

1632  On October - 20 the birth of Sir Christopher Wren, Mathematician and architect (St Pauls)   

1632  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect on this day in history.   

1634  On October - 20 english King Charles I disbands new "Ship Money" tax   

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) on this day in history.   

1676  Christopher Gibbons, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1679  Samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer on October - 20.   

1714  On this day in history coronation of British King George I   

1714  On this day in history georg Ludwig von Hannover crowned as English King George I   

1719  Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistician/economist on October - 20.   

1740  On this day in history maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary & Bohemia   

1740  On this day in history belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women)   

1740  On October - 20 karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies   

1751  On this day in history royal ship Duc de Bourgogne launched at Rochefort   

1751  On October - 20 hendrik van Stralen, Dutch MP/secretary of Interior   

1765  William August duke of Cumberland, Engl supreme commander, dies at 44 on October - 20.   

1774  On October - 20 continental Congress orders discouragment of entertainment   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on this day in history.   

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on this day in history.   

1496  On October - 20 birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise   

1616  On this day in history birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)   

1620  On October - 20 birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)   

1632  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect was born on this day in history.   

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on this day in history.   

1656  On October - 20 birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)   

0460  On October - 20 eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies   

1139  On October - 20 henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies   

1187  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on October - 20.   

1268  On October - 20 conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies   

1274  Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

1438  On October - 20 jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64   

1525  On October - 20 joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50   

1570  On this day in history death of joão de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)