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 October - 20.  

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

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  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 October - 20.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

1679  On October - 20 samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer  

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

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

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

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

1740  Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women) on October - 20.  

1740  Karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies on this day in history.  

1751  On this day in history royal ship Duc de Bourgogne launched at Rochefort  

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

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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 October - 20.