Historical Events In October - 23

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

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  Burgundy king Guntram opens synod of Mâcon (Mastico) on this day in history.  

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  On October - 23 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 this day in history otto II becomes earl of Gelre  

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

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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 this day in history.  

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  On October - 23 franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57  

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

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

1679  On October - 23 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  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 this day in history.  

1698  On October - 23 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 this day in history.  

1715  Peter II Aleksejevitsj, Emperor of Russia (1727-30) on this day in history.  

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

1752  On October - 23 nicolas Appert, inventor (food canning, bouillon tablet)  

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

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  On October - 23 birth of charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524)  

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

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  Peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70  

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

1550  On this day in history death of tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480)  

1581  On October - 23 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  On October - 23 death of leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563)