Events & Holidays In October - 09

Army & Navy Day (Azerbaijan)

Columbus Day (Dominican Republic)

Dia de Communidad (Spain)

Han'Gul / Korean Alphabet Day (South Korea)

Independence Day (Uganda)

Independence of Guayaquil Day (Ecuador)

Leif Erikson Day (United States of America)

National Dignity Day (Peru)

1201  Robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris was born on this day in history.   

1221  Salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler was born on this day in history.   

1261  On this day in history birth of dionysius, the Justified, king of Portugal (1279-1325)   

1328  On this day in history birth of king Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369)   

1581  Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1586  Jan III van Foreest, lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn was born on this day in history.   

1586  On this day in history birth of archduke Leopold V of Austria (d. 1632)   

1626  John Ferrabosco, composer was born on this day in history.   

1047  On this day in history clemens II, [Suitger], Pope (1046-47), dies (b. 1005)   

1253  Grosseteste, an English scholar, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1273  On this day in history death of elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany   

1326  Reinald I, earl of Gelre/monarch, went insane, dies on this day in history.   

1390  Johan I, king of Castile (1379-90), dies on this day in history.   

1423  Frederik III of Blankenheim, bishop of Straatsburg/Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1436  On this day in history jacoba van Bavarian, countess of Holland/Zealand, dies at 35   

1555  Death of Justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (b. 1493) on this day in history.