Historical Events In October - 09

0680  Husain ibn 'Ali, Shi'i religious leader, enters martyrdom on October - 09.   

0768  Charles the Great & Charlamane II divide French republic on October - 09.   

0869  Charles the Bare crowned king of Lotharingen on October - 09.   

1000  Leif Ericson discovers "Vinland" on this day in history.   

1000  Leif Ericson discovers "Vinland" (possibly New England) on this day in history.   

1003  Leif Erikson lands in L'Anse aux Meadows, Canada, becoming the first European to reach America on October - 09.   

1192  On this day in history richard Coeur de Leeuw leaves Jerusalem in disguise   

1201  Robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris on October - 09.   

1221  On October - 09 salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler   

1238  On October - 09 james I of Aragon conquers Valencia and founds the Kingdom of Valencia.   

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

1261  Dionysius, the Justified, king of Portugal (1279-1325) on this day in history.   

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

1290  On October - 09 last of 16,000 English Jews expelled by King Edward I, leaves   

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

1390  On this day in history johan I, king of Castile (1379-90), dies   

1423  On this day in history frederik III of Blankenheim, bishop of Straatsburg/Utrecht, dies   

1436  On October - 09 jacoba van Bavarian, countess of Holland/Zealand, dies at 35   

1446  On October - 09 korean Hangual alphabet devised   

1514  On October - 09 king Louis XII of France marries Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII (sister of Henry VIII)   

1558  On October - 09 mérida is founded in Venezuela.   

1562  On this day in history gabriel Fallopius, Modena Italy, anatomist, dies   

1573  On October - 09 don Frederik disbands siege of Alkmaar   

1581  On this day in history claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/theologist   

1586  Jan III van Foreest, lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn on October - 09.   

1595  The Spanish army captures Cambrai on this day in history.   

1597  On October - 09 earl Mauritius occupies Breevoort   

1617  On this day in history peace of Pavia (Spain & Savoye)   

1621  Turkey & Poland signs Peace of Chotin on October - 09.   

1626  On this day in history john Ferrabosco, composer   

1635  On October - 09 religious dissident Roger Williams banished from Mass Bay Colony   

1635  On this day in history roger Williams (no relation to the famous country singer some 300 years his junior), is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious views.   

1646  On October - 09 baltasar Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip IV, dies   

1651  On October - 09 english parliament proclaims Navigation Act off   

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

1221  Salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler was born on October - 09.   

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

1328  On October - 09 birth of king Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369)   

1581  On this day in history birth of claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/theologist   

1586  On October - 09 birth of jan III van Foreest, lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn   

1586  Archduke Leopold V of Austria (d. 1632) was born on October - 09.   

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

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

1253  On October - 09 grosseteste, an English scholar, dies at 78   

1273  Death of Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany on this day in history.   

1326  On this day in history reinald I, earl of Gelre/monarch, went insane, dies   

1390  On October - 09 johan I, king of Castile (1379-90), dies   

1423  On October - 09 frederik III of Blankenheim, bishop of Straatsburg/Utrecht, dies   

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

1555  On this day in history death of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (b. 1493)