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  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  On this day in history battle of Zalaka: Alfonso VI vs Almoravids  

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 this day in history.  

1229  On October - 23 otto II becomes earl of Gelre  

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

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

1588  On this day in history medina Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander  

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

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

1654  On October - 23 johann Bernhard Staudt, composer  

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

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

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

1684  On October - 23 colony Massachusetts under authority of English crown mounted  

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 October - 23.  

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  On this day in history 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  Columban Praelisauer, composer, dies at 50 on October - 23.  

1760  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539)  

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 this day in history birth of hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715)  

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

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

1705  Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on October - 23.  

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

0930  Death of Daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885) on this day in history.  

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

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

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