Historical Events In October - 11

0732  Battle at Tours: France under Karel Martel beat Moors on October - 11.   

0732  Abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies on October - 11.   

0965  Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40 on this day in history.   

1138  On October - 11 a massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria.   

1188  Robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France on this day in history.   

1303  On October - 11 boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies   

1347  On October - 11 louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies   

1424  Jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46 on October - 11.   

1492  Columbus' ships sites land on the horizon (Bahamas) on this day in history.   

1521  Pope Leo X titles King Henry VIII of England "Defender of the Faith" on October - 11.   

1531  Battle at Kappel: Swiss RC kantons beat protestant on October - 11.   

1531  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies on October - 11.   

1540  On this day in history emperor Karel names his son Philip, duke of Milan   

1573  On this day in history battle of South Seas   

1573  On this day in history jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer   

1593  On this day in history claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71)   

1598  Joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies on October - 11.   

1611  On this day in history hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome   

1614  Adriaen Block and 12 Amsterdam merchants petition the States General for exclusive trading rights in the New Netherland colony on October - 11.   

1617  On this day in history franchois Vranck, economist/writer (Deduction), dies at about 62   

1634  the Burchardi flood — "the second Grote Mandrenke" killed around 15,000 men in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany on this day in history.   

1643  On October - 11 battle at Wincebt: English New Model-army beats royalists   

1661  Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius) on this day in history.   

1666  On October - 11 henry de Fleury dee Coulan, mister of Buat/ritmeester, dies   

1671  Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730) on this day in history.   

1674  On this day in history pierre Corneille's "Surena," premieres in Paris   

1687  On October - 11 hungary accepts Habsburgse sovereignty   

1689  Peter the Great becomes tsar of Russia on this day in history.   

1698  On October - 11 france, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty   

1705  On October - 11 guillaume Amontons, French physicist, dies at 42   

1726  Benjamin Franklin returns to Philadelphia from England on October - 11.   

1737  On this day in history earthquake kills 300,000 & destroys « of Calcutta India   

1737  On October - 11 earthquake kills 300,000 and destroys half of Calcutta India   

1738  Arthur Phillip, admiral/1st governor New-South Wales on October - 11.   

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1335  On October - 11 birth of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1408)   

1573  Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer was born on October - 11.   

1593  Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71) was born on October - 11.   

1611  On this day in history birth of hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome   

1616  Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664) was born on this day in history.   

1661  Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius) was born on October - 11.   

1671  Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730) was born on October - 11.   

1671  On this day in history birth of richard Moungler (d. 1730)   

0732  On October - 11 abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies   

0965  Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40 on this day in history.   

1188  On October - 11 death of robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France   

1303  On October - 11 boniface VIII, [Benedetto Gaetani], lawyer/pope (1294-1303), dies   

1347  Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies on this day in history.   

1424  Jan Zizka, Czech (army)leader (Hussieten), dies of plague at 46 on October - 11.   

1531  On October - 11 huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies   

1598  On this day in history joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies