Historical Events In October - 06
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
0404 Eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies on this day in history.
0877 Charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54 on this day in history.
0891 Formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope on October - 06.
1014 On October - 06 samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies
1072 Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on this day in history.
1101 On this day in history bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order
1111 Boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders on this day in history.
1214 Alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies on this day in history.
1499 On October - 06 french king Louis XII occupies Milan
1552 On this day in history matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)
1567 On this day in history duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands
1585 On October - 06 luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies
1618 On this day in history miguel Gomez Camargo, composer
1641 Matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle on October - 06.
1644 Isabella van Bourbon, French princess of Henri IV, dies on this day in history.
1651 Heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47 on October - 06.
1661 Guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru on this day in history.
1683 On this day in history 13 German families arrive in present day Philadelphia
1683 On this day in history 13 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown Pa (Phila)
1689 On this day in history pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII
1706 On this day in history pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )
1762 On October - 06 english troops occupy Manila Philippines
1762 On October - 06 francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78
1777 On October - 06 battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [OS=Sept 27]
1777 William Russell, composer on October - 06.
1781 Americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of the Revolutionary War on October - 06.
1781 On October - 06 americans & French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War
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 this day in history.
1799 On October - 06 battle at Castricum: French & Bataafs army beats English/Russian army
1806 On this day in history andreas Randel, composer
1808 Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63) on this day in history.
1811 French emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht on this day in history.