Historical Events In October - 20

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1274  On October - 20 engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies  

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

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

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

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

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise on this day in history.  

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  Danish/Norw king Christian III leads reform in Catholic possessions on October - 20.  

1576  Spanish troops occupies & plunder Maastricht on October - 20.  

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

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  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect on October - 20.  

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

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

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

1679  On October - 20 samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer  

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

1714  Georg Ludwig von Hannover crowned as English King George I on October - 20.  

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  Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women) on this day in history.  

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

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

1751  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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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 this day in history.  

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on this day in history.  

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 October - 20.  

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

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

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

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

1274  Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on October - 20.  

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 October - 20.  

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