Historical Events In October - 06
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
0404 Eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies on October - 06.
0877 On October - 06 charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54
0891 Formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
1014 On this day in history samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies
1072 Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on this day in history.
1101 Bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order on this day in history.
1111 Boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders on October - 06.
1214 On October - 06 alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies
1499 On October - 06 french king Louis XII occupies Milan
1552 Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) on October - 06.
1567 On this day in history duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands
1585 Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies on October - 06.
1618 Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer on October - 06.
1641 On this day in history matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle
1644 Isabella van Bourbon, French princess of Henri IV, dies on October - 06.
1651 Heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47 on this day in history.
1661 On October - 06 guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru
1683 13 German families arrive in present day Philadelphia on this day in history.
1683 13 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown Pa (Phila) on October - 06.
1689 On October - 06 pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII
1706 On this day in history pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )
1762 English troops occupy Manila Philippines on this day in history.
1762 Francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
1777 On October - 06 battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [OS=Sept 27]
1777 On October - 06 william Russell, composer
1781 Americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of the Revolutionary War on this day in history.
1781 Americans & French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War on October - 06.
1783 Benjamin Hanks patents self-winding clock on this day in history.
1786 Antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer, dies at 56 on October - 06.
1789 French Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October on October - 06.
1799 Battle at Castricum: French & Bataafs army beats English/Russian army on October - 06.
1806 On this day in history andreas Randel, composer
1808 On this day in history frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63)
1811 French emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht on this day in history.