Historical Events In September - 05
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
1187 Louis VIII, [Coeur-de-Lion] king of France (1223-26) on this day in history. 

1198 Philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen crowned king of Roman Catholic Germany on September - 05. 

1235 Henry I, duke of Brabant, dies on this day in history. 

1319 On this day in history pedro IV, king of Aragon 

1519 On this day in history 2nd Battle of Tehuacingo, Mexico: Hernan Cortes vs Tlascala Aztecs 

1548 On this day in history catharine Parr, queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, dies at about 36 

1550 William Cecil appoints himself English minister of foreign affairs on this day in history. 

1566 On this day in history suleiman I, Great Law Giver, sultan of Turkey (1520-66), dies at 71 

1569 On September - 05 pieter Bruegel, South Netherlands painter, dies at about 44 

1572 On this day in history pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71 

1590 On this day in history alexander Farnese's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. 

1596 On this day in history dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java 

1600 Loreto Vittori, composer on September - 05. 

1622 On this day in history richelieu becomes cardinal 

1634 -6] Battle at Nordlingen: King Ferdinand III & Spain beat Sweden & German protestants on this day in history. 

1638 Louis XIV, Sun King, king of France (1643-1715) [OS] on this day in history. 

1644 Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Sas of Gent on this day in history. 

1644 Gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft) on September - 05. 

1659 Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 71 on September - 05. 

1661 French superintendant of Finance Nicolas Fouquet arrested on this day in history. 

1666 Great Fire of London ends, leaving 13,200 houses destroyed and 8 dead on this day in history. 

1666 Gottfried Arnold, German theologist/historian/songwriter on this day in history. 

1683 Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French Minister of Navy, dies at 64 on September - 05. 

1684 On this day in history john Uytenhage van Lacks, lawyer/author, drowned at 48 

1688 On this day in history lukas Fencer, Dutch poet (Fight of Kings & Mice) 

1694 On September - 05 frantisek Antonin Mica, composer 

1698 On September - 05 russia's Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards 

1725 On September - 05 french King Louis XV marries Polish princess Mary Lesczynski 

1734 On this day in history jean-Benjamin de La Borde, composer 

1735 Johann Christian Bach, composer, son of JS Bach (English Bach) on this day in history. 

1737 On September - 05 johann Friedrich Gottlieb Beckmann, composer 

1750 On this day in history decree issued in Paderborn Prussia allows for annual search of all Jewish homes for stolen or "doubtful" goods 

1750 On September - 05 robert Fergusson, Scottish poet (Scots poems) 

1767 August Wilhelm Schlegel, German poet/translator/critic on September - 05. 

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