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 October - 23.  

0585  On this day in history burgundy king Guntram opens synod of Mâcon (Mastico)  

0787  Byzantine empress Irene recovers Iconclastic cult at Nicaea on this day in history.  

1086  On October - 23 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  On October - 23 tornado (possible T8/F4) strikes the heart of London killing 2 and demolishing the then wooden London Bridge  

1157  On October - 23 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 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  Franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57 on October - 23.  

1641  On October - 23 outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1641  

1642  Battle at Edgeville (Warwick): King Charles I vs English parliament on this day in history.  

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 October - 23.  

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 this day in history.  

1694  American colonial forces, led by Sir William Phipps, fail to seize Quebec on October - 23.  

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

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

1713  Peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist on this day in history.  

1715  Peter II Aleksejevitsj, Emperor of Russia (1727-30) on October - 23.  

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 October - 23.  

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

1760  1st Jewish prayer books printed in US on October - 23.  

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 October - 23.  

1516  Charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.  

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

1634  Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715) was born on October - 23.  

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 October - 23 birth of maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)  

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

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 this day in history death of leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563)