Historical Events In October - 16

0456  Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and is recorded as becoming master of the western Roman Empire.   

0775  Mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies.   

1311  Council of Vienne opens.   

1311  Council of Vienne (15th ecumenical council) opens.   

1323  Amadeus V the Great, count of Flander/ avoy, dies at 74.   

1333  Nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies   

1355  Louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death   

1473  Reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies   

1492  Columbus' fleet anchors at "Fernandina" (Long Island, Bahamas)   

1502  Storm ravages Friese coast   

1551  English Edward Seymour duke of Somerset re-arrested   

1396  William de la pole: 1st duke of suffolk, english soldier   

1430  King james ii of scotland: King james ii of scotland (d. 1460)   

1483  Gasparo contarini: Italian diplomat and cardinal   

1535  Niwa nagahide: Japanese warlord   

1605  Charles c dassoucy: French writer/singer   

1663  Prince eugene of savoy: French-born austrian general   

1679  Jan dismas zelenka: Composer   

1708  Albrecht von haller: Switz, experimental physiology (acad of science)   

0775  Mansur: Kalief of abbasiden,   

1323  Amadeus v the great: Count of flanders/savoy,   

1333  Nicolaas v: [pietro rainalducci], italian anti-pope (1328-30),   

1355  Louis: King of sicily, felled by the black death   

1473  Reinoud ii van brederode: Viscount of utrecht,   

1553  Lucas cranach sr: German painter,   

1555  Hugh latimer: Royal chaplain of anna boley, burned at stake at 80   

1570  Baron van montigny: Dutch earl of horne, murdered