Historical Events In October - 15

0070  Publius Vergilius Maro, Roman leader/poet (Bucolica, Aeneis) on October - 15.   

0412  On October - 15 theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria   

0533  Byzantine general Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals on this day in history.   

0892  Al-Mutamid, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on October - 15.   

0898  Lambert, Holy Roman Emperor on October - 15.   

0912  Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba on October - 15.   

1080  Rudolf von Schwaben, German anti-King, dies on October - 15.   

1268  Dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies on this day in history.   

1271  On this day in history hostiensis, [Henricus the Segusia], cardinal/bishop of Ostia, dies   

1389  Urbanus VI, [Bartolomeo Prignano], Italian pope (1378-89), dies on this day in history.   

1501  English crown prince Arthur marries Catharina of Aragon on this day in history.   

1512  Antoon Keldermans, Flem builder (Middelburg town hall), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1520  King Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall on this day in history.   

1522  On October - 15 emperor Karel I names Hernan Cortes governor of Mexico   

1524  On this day in history joachim Patinir, Flemish landscape painter, dies at about 45   

1539  On October - 15 reynier Brunt, procureur-general of Court of Holland, dies   

1542  Djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605) on this day in history.   

1550  Henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange on this day in history.   

1552  Khanate of Kazan is conquered by troops of Ivan Grozny on this day in history.   

1581  Commissioned by Catherine De Medici, the 1st ballet "Ballet Comique de la Reine," is staged in Paris on this day in history.   

1582  Many Catholic countries switch to Gregorian calendar, skip 10 days on this day in history.   

1595  Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch E indies poet, dies at 48 on October - 15.   

1598  Spanish general strategist Bernardino de Mendoza occupies fort Rhine on this day in history.   

1605  Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din, Mogol keizer of India (1556-1605), dies at 63 on October - 15.   

1641  On this day in history paul de Chomedy de Maisonneuve claims Montreal   

1654  On October - 15 prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Overijssel   

1655  Jews of Lublin are massacred on this day in history.   

1660  Asser Levy granted butchers license (kosher meat) in New Amsterdam on October - 15.   

1674  On October - 15 robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together)   

1682  On October - 15 john Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 56   

1705  English fleet under Lord Peterborough occupies Barcelona on October - 15.   

1724  On this day in history cornelis Steenoven is 1st archbishop of Old-Catholic church   

1756  On this day in history saxon army surrenders to Prussia   

1761  Peter Gronland, composer on this day in history.   

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1471  On October - 15 birth of konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526)   

1542  Djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605) was born on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history birth of henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange   

1608  Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.   

1674  On October - 15 birth of robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together)   

1686  On this day in history birth of allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758)   

1701  On this day in history birth of marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771)   

1711  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741)   

0412  Death of Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria on October - 15.   

0892  Al-Mutamid, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on October - 15.   

0898  Death of Lambert, Holy Roman Emperor on this day in history.   

0912  On this day in history death of abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba   

1002  Death of Otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy (b. 946) on this day in history.   

1080  On this day in history rudolf von Schwaben, German anti-King, dies   

1268  On this day in history dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies   

1271  Hostiensis, [Henricus the Segusia], cardinal/bishop of Ostia, dies on October - 15.