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  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 October - 20.  

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

1274  On October - 20 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 October - 20 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 this day in history giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)  

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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 October - 20.  

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

1587  On this day in history battle at Coultras: Henri van Navarra beats Catholic League  

1600  On this day in history battle of Sekigahara sets Tokugawa clan as Japan's rulers (shoguns)  

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

1632  The birth of Sir Christopher Wren, Mathematician and architect (St Pauls) on this day in history.  

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

1634  On this day in history english King Charles I disbands new "Ship Money" tax  

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) on October - 20.  

1676  Christopher Gibbons, composer, dies at 61 on October - 20.  

1679  On October - 20 samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer  

1714  Coronation of British King George I on this day in history.  

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

1719  On October - 20 gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistician/economist  

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

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

1740  Karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies on October - 20.  

1751  Royal ship Duc de Bourgogne launched at Rochefort on October - 20.  

1751  Hendrik van Stralen, Dutch MP/secretary of Interior on this day in history.  

1765  On this day in history 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  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on October - 20.  

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

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on October - 20.  

1656  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)  

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies 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  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.  

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

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

1570  Death of João de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496) on this day in history.