Historical Events In October - 23

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

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

0585  On this day in history burgundy king Guntram opens synod of Mâcon (Mastico)  

0787  On October - 23 byzantine empress Irene recovers Iconclastic cult at Nicaea  

1086  On this day in history 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  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history otto II becomes earl of Gelre  

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

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

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

1543  Juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist on October - 23.  

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

1602  Franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1641  Outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 on October - 23.  

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  On this day in history johann Bernhard Staudt, composer  

1668  Jews of Barbados forbidden to engage in retail trade on October - 23.  

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

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

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

1690  On October - 23 revolt in Haarlem after public ban on smoking  

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

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

1702  On October - 23 -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 this day in history.  

1739  War of Jenkins' Ear starts: British Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, reluctantly declares war on Spain on this day in history.  

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

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

1760  1st Jewish prayer books printed in US on this day in history.  

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

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1503  On this day in history 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  Juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist was born on this day in history.  

1634  Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  On October - 23 death of koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered  

1450  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1456  On October - 23 death of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386)  

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 October - 23.  

1602  Franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1616  On this day in history death of leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563)