Historical Events In October - 23

0425  On October - 23 valentinian III is elevated as Roman Emperor, at the age of 6.   

0502  On October - 23 the Synodus Palmaris, called by Gothic king Theodoric the Great, discharges Pope Symmachus of all charges, thus ending the schism of Antipope Laurentius.   

0585  On October - 23 burgundy king Guntram opens synod of Mâcon (Mastico)   

0787  Byzantine empress Irene recovers Iconclastic cult at Nicaea on October - 23.   

1086  A Muslim army from Africa defeats Castile's Alfonso VI October 23 at Zallaka Yusuf ibn Tashfin, Berber leader of the Almoravids, sends cartloads of Christian heads to the chief cities of Spain and Africa's Magrib as evidence of his victory on this day in history.   

1086  On October - 23 battle of Zalaka: Alfonso VI vs Almoravids   

1091  On October - 23 tornado (possible T8/F4) strikes the heart of London killing 2 and demolishing the then wooden London Bridge   

1157  The Battle of Grathe Heath ends the civil war in Denmark. King Sweyn III is killed and Valdemar I restores the country on this day in history.   

1229  On October - 23 otto II becomes earl of Gelre   

1260  Koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered on this day in history.   

1450  On this day in history johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70   

1520  King Carlos I crowned, German emperor Charles V on October - 23.   

1543  On October - 23 juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist   

1588  Medina Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander on this day in history.   

1602  On this day in history franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57   

1641  Outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 on this day in history.   

1642  Battle at Edgeville (Warwick): King Charles I vs English parliament on this day in history.   

1644  Sea battle of Fehmarn Sont: Adm Thijssen beats Denen on October - 23.   

1654  On October - 23 johann Bernhard Staudt, composer   

1668  Jews of Barbados forbidden to engage in retail trade on this day in history.   

1679  Meal Tub Plot against James II of England on this day in history.   

1681  French troops under King Louis XIV occupy Staatsburg on this day in history.   

1684  On this day in history colony Massachusetts under authority of English crown mounted   

1690  Revolt in Haarlem after public ban on smoking on October - 23.   

1694  American colonial forces, led by Sir William Phipps, fail to seize Quebec on this day in history.   

1698  On this day in history ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)   

1702  On this day in history -24] Battle in Bay of Vigo: Neth/Engl fleet destroy Span/French fleet   

1713  On October - 23 peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist   

1715  Peter II Aleksejevitsj, Emperor of Russia (1727-30) on October - 23.   

1739  War of Jenkins' Ear starts: British Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, reluctantly declares war on Spain on October - 23.   

1752  On October - 23 nicolas Appert, inventor (food canning, bouillon tablet)   

1753  Columban Praelisauer, composer, dies at 50 on October - 23.   

1760  1st Jewish prayer books printed in US on October - 23.   

1767  On this day in history h Benjamin Constant, [de Rebeque], French politician/writer   

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1503  Isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539) was born on October - 23.   

1516  On October - 23 birth of charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524)   

1543  Juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist was born on this day in history.   

1634  On October - 23 birth of hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715)   

1654  On October - 23 birth of johann Bernhard Staudt, composer   

1698  Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde) was born on this day in history.   

1705  Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1713  On October - 23 birth of peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist   

0930  Death of Daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885) on October - 23.   

1260  Death of Koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered on October - 23.   

1450  On October - 23 johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70   

1456  Death of Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386) on October - 23.   

1550  Death of Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480) on this day in history.   

1581  Death of Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529) on this day in history.   

1602  On October - 23 franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57   

1616  Death of Leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563) on October - 23.