Historical Events In October - 23

0425  On October - 23 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  On this day in history byzantine empress Irene recovers Iconclastic cult at Nicaea  

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

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 this day in history.  

1229  On this day in history otto II becomes earl of Gelre  

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

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  On this day in history juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist  

1588  Medina Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander on this day in history.  

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

1654  On this day in history johann Bernhard Staudt, composer  

1668  Jews of Barbados forbidden to engage in retail trade on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1694  On this day in history american colonial forces, led by Sir William Phipps, fail to seize Quebec.  

1698  Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde) on this day in history.  

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 October - 23 peter II Aleksejevitsj, Emperor of Russia (1727-30)  

1739  On October - 23 war of Jenkins' Ear starts: British Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, reluctantly declares war on Spain.  

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 October - 23 1st Jewish prayer books printed in US  

1767  On October - 23 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 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  Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

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

0930  Death of Daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885) on October - 23.  

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 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  Death of Leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563) on this day in history.