Historical Events In October - 06
Saturday, 22 February 2025
0404 Eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies on October - 06.
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 this day in history.
1014 Samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies on October - 06.
1072 Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on October - 06.
1101 On this day in history bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order
1111 Boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders on October - 06.
1214 On October - 06 alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies
1499 French king Louis XII occupies Milan on this day in history.
1552 On October - 06 matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)
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 On this day in history miguel Gomez Camargo, composer
1641 On October - 06 matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle
1644 Isabella van Bourbon, French princess of Henri IV, dies on October - 06.
1651 On October - 06 heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47
1661 Guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru on October - 06.
1683 On October - 06 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 October - 06 pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII
1706 Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) on this day in history.
1762 On this day in history english troops occupy Manila Philippines
1762 On October - 06 francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78
1777 On this day in history 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 On October - 06 antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer, dies at 56
1789 On October - 06 french Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October
1799 Battle at Castricum: French & Bataafs army beats English/Russian army on this day in history.
1806 On October - 06 andreas Randel, composer
1808 Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63) on October - 06.
1811 On this day in history french emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht