Historical Events In October - 23

0425  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

0585  On October - 23 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 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  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  On this day in history koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered  

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

1520  On October - 23 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 this day in history.  

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  Sea battle of Fehmarn Sont: Adm Thijssen beats Denen on October - 23.  

1654  On October - 23 johann Bernhard Staudt, composer  

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

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

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 this day in history 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 this day in history -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 this day in history.  

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

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

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  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 this day in history death of koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered  

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