Historical Events In October - 23

0425  Valentinian III is elevated as Roman Emperor, at the age of 6 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history byzantine empress Irene recovers Iconclastic cult at Nicaea  

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 October - 23.  

1091  On this day in history tornado (possible T8/F4) strikes the heart of London killing 2 and demolishing the then wooden London Bridge  

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

1229  On this day in history otto II becomes earl of Gelre  

1260  On October - 23 koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered  

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

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

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

1588  On October - 23 medina Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander  

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

1641  On this day in history outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1641  

1642  Battle at Edgeville (Warwick): King Charles I vs English parliament on October - 23.  

1644  Sea battle of Fehmarn Sont: Adm Thijssen beats Denen on this day in history.  

1654  On this day in history johann Bernhard Staudt, composer  

1668  On this day in history jews of Barbados forbidden to engage in retail trade  

1679  On October - 23 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 October - 23.  

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 October - 23.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1752  On this day in history nicolas Appert, inventor (food canning, bouillon tablet)  

1753  Columban Praelisauer, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1516  Charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524) was born on October - 23.  

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

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

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

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 October - 23.  

1713  Peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist was born on October - 23.  

0930  On October - 23 death of daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885)  

1260  On October - 23 death of koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered  

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

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  On this day in history death of michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529)  

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

1616  On October - 23 death of leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563)