Historical Events In October - 23

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

0502  On this day in history 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 this day in history burgundy king Guntram opens synod of Mâcon (Mastico)   

0787  Byzantine empress Irene recovers Iconclastic cult at Nicaea on this day in history.   

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 October - 23.   

1086  Battle of Zalaka: Alfonso VI vs Almoravids on this day in history.   

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

1157  The Battle of Grathe Heath ends the civil war in Denmark. King Sweyn III is killed and Valdemar I restores the country on October - 23.   

1229  Otto II becomes earl of Gelre on this day in history.   

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

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

1520  On this day in history king Carlos I crowned, German emperor Charles V   

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

1588  Medina Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander on October - 23.   

1602  Franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57 on October - 23.   

1641  On October - 23 outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1641   

1642  On this day in history battle at Edgeville (Warwick): King Charles I vs English parliament   

1644  On October - 23 sea battle of Fehmarn Sont: Adm Thijssen beats Denen   

1654  Johann Bernhard Staudt, composer on this day in history.   

1668  On October - 23 jews of Barbados forbidden to engage in retail trade   

1679  On this day in history meal Tub Plot against James II of England   

1681  On this day in history french troops under King Louis XIV occupy Staatsburg   

1684  Colony Massachusetts under authority of English crown mounted on this day in history.   

1690  On this day in history revolt in Haarlem after public ban on smoking   

1694  American colonial forces, led by Sir William Phipps, fail to seize Quebec on October - 23.   

1698  Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde) on October - 23.   

1702  -24] Battle in Bay of Vigo: Neth/Engl fleet destroy Span/French fleet on October - 23.   

1713  Peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist on this day in history.   

1715  On October - 23 peter II Aleksejevitsj, Emperor of Russia (1727-30)   

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

1752  Nicolas Appert, inventor (food canning, bouillon tablet) on this day in history.   

1753  On October - 23 columban Praelisauer, composer, dies at 50   

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

1767  On October - 23 h Benjamin Constant, [de Rebeque], French politician/writer   

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1503  On October - 23 birth of isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539)   

1516  Charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.   

1543  On this day in history birth of juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist   

1634  Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715) was born on October - 23.   

1654  Johann Bernhard Staudt, composer was born on October - 23.   

1698  On October - 23 birth of ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)   

1705  On this day in history birth of maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)   

1713  On this day in history birth of peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist   

0930  On this day in history death of daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885)   

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

1450  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70 on October - 23.   

1456  On this day in history death of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386)   

1550  On October - 23 death of tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480)   

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

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

1616  Death of Leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563) on this day in history.