Historical Events In October - 23

0425  Valentinian III is elevated as Roman Emperor, at the age of 6.   

0502  The Synodus Palmaris, called by Gothic king Theodoric the Great, discharges Pope Symmachus of all charges, thus ending the schism of Antipope Laurentius.   

0585  Burgundy king Guntram opens synod of Mâcon (Mastico).   

0787  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   

1086  Battle of Zalaka: Alfonso VI vs Almoravids   

1091  Tornado (possible T/ 4) strikes the heart of London killing 2 and demolishing the then wooden London Bridge   

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

1229  Otto II is recorded as becoming earl of Gelre   

1260  Koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered   

1450  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70.   

1503  Isabella of portugal: Queen of spain and empress of germany   

1516  Charlotte de valois: Princess of france   

1543  Juan de la cueva: Spain, dramatist   

1634  Hedvig eleonora of holstein-gottorp: Queen of sweden   

1654  Johann bernhard staudt: Composer   

1698  Ange-jacques gabriel: French court architect (palace de la concorde)   

1705  Maximilian ulysses count browne: Austrian field marshal   

1713  Peter burmannus secundus: [pieter burman], dutch classicist   

0930  Daigo: Emperor of japan (b. 885)   

1260  Koetoez: Turkish sultan of egypt, murdered   

1450  Johannes van capestrano: Italian saint,   

1456  Giovanni da capistrano: Italian saint (b. 1386)   

1550  Tiedemann giese: Polish catholic bishop (b. 1480)   

1581  Michael neander: German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529)   

1602  Franciscus junius: French/neth calvinist theologist/vicar,   

1616  Leonhard hutter: German theologian (b. 1563)