Historical Events In October - 23

0425  Valentinian III is elevated as Roman Emperor, at the age of 6 on this day in history.  

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 October - 23 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 this day in history.  

1086  Battle of Zalaka: Alfonso VI vs Almoravids on this day in history.  

1091  Tornado (possible T8/F4) strikes the heart of London killing 2 and demolishing the then wooden London Bridge on October - 23.  

1157  On this day in history the Battle of Grathe Heath ends the civil war in Denmark. King Sweyn III is killed and Valdemar I restores the country.  

1229  On October - 23 otto II becomes earl of Gelre  

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

Advertisements

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

1588  Medina Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander on October - 23.  

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 October - 23 sea battle of Fehmarn Sont: Adm Thijssen beats Denen  

1654  On this day in history johann Bernhard Staudt, composer  

1668  Jews of Barbados forbidden to engage in retail trade on October - 23.  

1679  On this day in history meal Tub Plot against James II of England  

1681  On October - 23 french troops under King Louis XIV occupy Staatsburg  

1684  On this day in history colony Massachusetts under authority of English crown mounted  

1690  On October - 23 revolt in Haarlem after public ban on smoking  

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 October - 23.  

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

1753  On this day in history columban Praelisauer, composer, dies at 50  

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

1767  H Benjamin Constant, [de Rebeque], French politician/writer on October - 23.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1503  On this day in history birth of isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539)  

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 October - 23.  

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

1654  On this day in history birth of johann Bernhard Staudt, composer  

1698  Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde) was born on October - 23.  

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 this day in history.  

0930  On this day in history 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  Death of Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386) on this day in history.  

1550  Death of Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480) on October - 23.  

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