Historical Events In October - 10
Thursday, 16 May 2024
0019 Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33 on October - 10.
0680 On this day in history battle at Kerbela: Kalief Yazid beats pretender al-Hussein
0680 Hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded on October - 10.
0732 On this day in history abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia
1375 Westfriese sea wall breaks flooding northern Netherlands on October - 10.
1471 Battle of Brunkeberg Stockholm (Sten Sture beats Christian I) on this day in history.
1486 Charles III, Duke of Savoy on this day in history.
1549 On October - 10 duke of Somerset fired as Lord Protector & imprisoned
1575 Battle of Dormans: Roman Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeated the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others on this day in history.
1578 On October - 10 count Johan Casimir occupies Ghent with 500 horsemen
1599 Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea) on October - 10.
1616 On October - 10 maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60
1631 Saxon army occupies Prague on October - 10.
1651 Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77 on October - 10.
1659 Able J Tasmania, navigator/discovered (Tasmania, NZ), dies at about 56 on this day in history.
1676 On October - 10 sebastian Knupfer, composer, dies at 43
1678 John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) on this day in history.
1684 Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige) on this day in history.
1695 King Willem III escapes South Netherlands, back to England on October - 10.
1713 On October - 10 johann Ludwig Krebs, composer
1720 On this day in history french govt proclaims strike on banknotes
1727 Alphonse d' Eve, composer, dies at 61 on October - 10.
1731 On this day in history henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist (discovered hydrogen)
1733 On this day in history france declares war on emperor Charles VI
1738 On this day in history benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe)
1745 On this day in history jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist, dies at 52
1757 Erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens) on this day in history.
1760 Suriname Colonial Regime signs treaty with Aukaners (ex-slaves) on this day in history.
1779 Antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP on this day in history.
1780 On this day in history great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean
1787 Amsterdam surrenders to Prussian invasion army on October - 10.
1789 On October - 10 pierre-Louis Couperin, composer, dies at 34
1790 George Gerson, composer on this day in history.
1791 C F D Schubart, writer, dies on this day in history.
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