Historical Events In October - 23

0425  On this day in history 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  Burgundy king Guntram opens synod of Mâcon (Mastico) on October - 23.   

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

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 October - 23.   

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  Otto II becomes earl of Gelre on October - 23.   

1260  On this day in history koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered   

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

1520  On October - 23 king Carlos I crowned, German emperor Charles V   

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

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

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

1644  On this day in history sea battle of Fehmarn Sont: Adm Thijssen beats Denen   

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

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

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

1681  On October - 23 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  On October - 23 american colonial forces, led by Sir William Phipps, fail to seize Quebec.   

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

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 October - 23.   

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 this day in history 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 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 October - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

1654  On this day in history birth of johann Bernhard Staudt, composer   

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

1705  On October - 23 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  On October - 23 death of daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885)   

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  Death of Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386) on this day in history.   

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

1581  On this day in history death of michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529)   

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

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