Historical Events In October - 20

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

1097  On this day in history 1st Crusaders arrive in Antioch  

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on this day in history.  

1187  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1435  On October - 20 andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca  

1438  On this day in history jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64  

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

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise on October - 20.  

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on October - 20.  

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

1536  On this day in history danish/Norw king Christian III leads reform in Catholic possessions  

1576  On October - 20 spanish troops occupies & plunder Maastricht  

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

1600  On October - 20 battle of Sekigahara sets Tokugawa clan as Japan's rulers (shoguns)  

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

1632  On this day in history 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 October - 20.  

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

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

1679  On this day in history samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer  

1714  On October - 20 coronation of British King George I  

1714  Georg Ludwig von Hannover crowned as English King George I on this day in history.  

1719  Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistician/economist on this day in history.  

1740  On October - 20 maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary & Bohemia  

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

1740  On this day in history 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  On October - 20 william August duke of Cumberland, Engl supreme commander, dies at 44  

1774  On October - 20 continental Congress orders discouragment of entertainment  

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

1475  On this day in history birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)  

1496  On this day in history birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise  

1616  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.  

1620  On this day in history birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)  

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  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)  

0460  On this day in history eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies  

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on October - 20.  

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.  

1438  On this day in history jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64  

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on October - 20.  

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