Historical Events In September - 06
Monday, 11 May 2026
0394 Battle of Frigidus North-Italy 

0394 Eugenius, linguistic/anti emperor of Rome (392-94), dies in battle. 

0957 Liudolf, Duke of Swabia 

0972 John XIII Crescentii, pope (965-72), dies 

1492 Columbus' fleet leaves Gomera, Canary islands 

1522 Magellen with Vittoria returns to Spain, after 1st round world trip 

1543 French and Turkish fleet occupies Nice. 

1577 Pietro Tacca, Italian sculptor/architect (Aanbidding of the Point). 

1620 Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth England to the New World 

1620 1st stones layed in Western Tower. 

1620 Isabella Leonarda, composer. 

1622 Spanish silver fleet disappears off Florida Keys; 1000s die. 

1627 Pierre Verdier, composer 

1628 Puritans land at Salem, from Mass Bay Colony, witches soon to settle 

1633 Sebastian Knupfer, composer 

1634 Battle at Nordlingen ends in Swedish/protestant German defeat 

1635 Adrian A Metius, mathematician/fort architect, dies at 63. 

1644 Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer. 

1648 Johann Schelle, composer 

1649 Famiano Strada, Ital jesuit (bello belgico decades duae), dies at 77 

1666 The Great Fire of London is finally put out after four days. 

1669 The siege of Candia ends with the Venetian fortress surrendering to the Ottomans 

1672 Willem III's troops reconquer Naarden on France 

1675 Swedish admiral Stenbock sails out with fleet of 66 ships 

1683 Le Plecta appointed French minister of Finance 

1688 Austrian armies occupy Belgrade. 

1690 King Willem III escapes back to England. 

1697 Willem Gideon Deutz, Amsterdam regent/banker/merchant. 

1701 James II [Stuart], king of England (1685-88), dies at 68 

1702 Heinrich Nikolaus Gerber, composer 

1715 Pro-James III-uprising in Scotland 

1716 1st US lighthouse built (Boston). 

1729 Mozes Mendelssohn, German englightened philosopher (Haksalah) 

1732 VOC fires Neth-Dutch east indies governor-general Diederik Dare. 

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