Historical Events In October - 06

0404  On this day in history eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies   

0877  Charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54 on October - 06.   

0891  On this day in history formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

1014  On this day in history samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies   

1072  Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on October - 06.   

1101  On October - 06 bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order   

1111  On this day in history boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders   

1214  Alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies on October - 06.   

1499  On this day in history french king Louis XII occupies Milan   

1552  On this day in history matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)   

1567  Duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands on this day in history.   

1585  On October - 06 luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies   

1618  Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer on October - 06.   

1641  Matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle on October - 06.   

1644  On this day in history isabella van Bourbon, French princess of Henri IV, dies   

1651  On October - 06 heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47   

1661  On October - 06 guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru   

1683  On this day in history 13 German families arrive in present day Philadelphia   

1683  13 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown Pa (Phila) on this day in history.   

1689  Pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII on October - 06.   

1706  Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) on October - 06.   

1762  On October - 06 english troops occupy Manila Philippines   

1762  On this day in history francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78   

1777  Battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [OS=Sept 27] on October - 06.   

1777  William Russell, composer on October - 06.   

1781  On October - 06 americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of the Revolutionary War   

1781  On this day in history americans & French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War   

1783  Benjamin Hanks patents self-winding clock on this day in history.   

1786  Antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer, dies at 56 on October - 06.   

1789  On October - 06 french Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October   

1799  Battle at Castricum: French & Bataafs army beats English/Russian army on this day in history.   

1806  Andreas Randel, composer on this day in history.   

1808  Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63) on October - 06.   

1811  On October - 06 french emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht   

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1289  King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306) was born on October - 06.   

1459  Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507) was born on October - 06.   

1510  Rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.   

1510  On October - 06 birth of john Caius, English physician (d. 1573)   

1552  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) was born on this day in history.   

1573  Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624) was born on this day in history.   

1610  On this day in history birth of charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690)   

1618  On this day in history birth of miguel Gomez Camargo, composer   

0404  Eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies on October - 06.   

0877  On this day in history charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54   

1014  Samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies on this day in history.   

1072  Death of Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on October - 06.   

1101  Death of Bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order on this day in history.   

1214  On this day in history alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies   

1413  Death of Dawit I, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1382) on this day in history.   

1542  Death of Thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503) on this day in history.