Events & Holidays In September - 10

Gibraltar National Day (Gibraltar)

St. George's Caye Day (Belize)

Teacher's Day (China)

1169  On this day in history birth of alexius II Comnenus, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1183)   

1487  Julius III, Counter-Reformation pope (1550-55) was born on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history birth of alonso de Guzmán El Bueno, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, Spanish Armada commander (d. 1615)   

1561  On this day in history birth of hernando Arias de Saavedra, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1634)   

1585  Ercole Porta, composer was born on this day in history.   

1588  On this day in history birth of nicholas Lanier, composer   

1624  On this day in history birth of thomas Sydenham, English physician (d. 1689)   

1638  On this day in history birth of maria Theresa of Spain, queen of Louis XIV of France (d. 1683)   

0918  On this day in history boudouin II the Bare, originator of Flanders territory, dies   

0954  Louis IV, of overseas, King of France, dies on this day in history.   

1167  Death of Empress Matilda, wife of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1102) on this day in history.   

1197  Death of Henry II of Champagne (b. 1166) on this day in history.   

1217  Death of William de Reviers, 5th Earl of Devon on this day in history.   

1279  Robert Kilwardby/Anglicus, English philosopher/Cardinal, dies on this day in history.   

1305  On this day in history nicholas van Tolentino, Italian saint, dies   

1308  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Nijō of Japan (b. 1285)