Historical Events In October - 20

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on this day in history.  

1097  On October - 20 1st Crusaders arrive in Antioch  

1139  On this day in history henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies  

1187  On October - 20 urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies  

1268  Conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies on this day in history.  

1274  On this day in history engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies  

1382  St. Mary's College is founded at Westminster, England on this day in history.  

1435  On this day in history andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca  

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 October - 20.  

1528  On this day in history treaty of Gorinchem (Emperor & church)  

1536  On October - 20 danish/Norw king Christian III leads reform in Catholic possessions  

1576  Spanish troops occupies & plunder Maastricht on this day in history.  

1587  Battle at Coultras: Henri van Navarra beats Catholic League on this day in history.  

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

1603  Chinese uprising in Philippines fails after 23,000 killed on October - 20.  

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

1632  On October - 20 christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect  

1634  English King Charles I disbands new "Ship Money" tax on this day in history.  

1637  On October - 20 nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)  

1676  On this day in history christopher Gibbons, composer, dies at 61  

1679  Samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer on this day in history.  

1714  On October - 20 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 this day in history.  

1740  Maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary & Bohemia on October - 20.  

1740  On October - 20 belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women)  

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

1751  On October - 20 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 this day in history.  

1774  Continental Congress orders discouragment of entertainment on October - 20.  

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1435  On this day in history birth of andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca  

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on October - 20.  

1496  On this day in history 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  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on October - 20.  

1632  On this day in history birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect  

1637  On this day in history birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)  

1656  Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies  

1268  Conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies on this day in history.  

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

1438  Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 on this day in history.  

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

1570  Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on October - 20.