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 this day in history.  

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  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  Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 on October - 20.  

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

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

1536  On October - 20 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 October - 20.  

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

1603  On this day in history 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  On this day in history christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect  

1634  English King Charles I disbands new "Ship Money" tax on October - 20.  

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

1676  On October - 20 christopher Gibbons, composer, dies at 61  

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

1714  Coronation of British King George I on October - 20.  

1714  On October - 20 georg Ludwig von Hannover crowned as English King George I  

1719  On this day in history gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistician/economist  

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 this day in history 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  Continental Congress orders discouragment of entertainment on October - 20.  

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

1475  On October - 20 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 October - 20 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  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  On October - 20 henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies  

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

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 October - 20.  

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