Historical Events In October - 20

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

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

1139  On this day in history 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 October - 20 conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies  

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

1382  On October - 20 st. Mary's College is founded at Westminster, England.  

1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca on October - 20.  

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

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

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  Treaty of Gorinchem (Emperor & church) on this day in history.  

1536  On October - 20 danish/Norw king Christian III leads reform in Catholic possessions  

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

1587  Battle at Coultras: Henri van Navarra beats Catholic League on October - 20.  

1600  Battle of Sekigahara sets Tokugawa clan as Japan's rulers (shoguns) on October - 20.  

1603  On this day in history chinese uprising in Philippines fails after 23,000 killed  

1632  On this day in history the birth of Sir Christopher Wren, Mathematician and architect (St Pauls)  

1632  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect on this day in history.  

1634  English King Charles I disbands new "Ship Money" tax on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  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  Royal ship Duc de Bourgogne launched at Rochefort on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history continental Congress orders discouragment of entertainment  

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on October - 20.  

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

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

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

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

1656  On October - 20 birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)  

0460  On October - 20 eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies  

1139  On this day in history henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies  

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  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  On this day in history joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50  

1570  On October - 20 death of joão de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)