Historical Events In October - 11
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
0732 On this day in history battle at Tours: France under Karel Martel beat Moors
0732 On this day in history abd ar-Rahman, Yemenite general strategist (Bordeaux occupier), dies
0965 Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne/duke of Lutheran, dies at about 40 on October - 11.
1138 A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria on October - 11.
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 this day in history 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 October - 11.
1521 On this day in history pope Leo X titles King Henry VIII of England "Defender of the Faith"
1531 Battle at Kappel: Swiss RC kantons beat protestant on October - 11.
1531 On this day in history huldrych Zwingli, Swiss church reformer (Zwinglianen), dies
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 Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer on this day in history.
1593 Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71) on October - 11.
1598 On October - 11 joachim Camerarius, German botanist (horticulture catalog), dies
1611 Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome on October - 11.
1614 On October - 11 adriaen Block and 12 Amsterdam merchants petition the States General for exclusive trading rights in the New Netherland colony.
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 October - 11.
1643 Battle at Wincebt: English New Model-army beats royalists on this day in history.
1661 Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat/elect (Anti-Lucretius) on October - 11.
1666 On October - 11 henry de Fleury dee Coulan, mister of Buat/ritmeester, dies
1671 On this day in history frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730)
1674 Pierre Corneille's "Surena," premieres in Paris on this day in history.
1687 On this day in history hungary accepts Habsburgse sovereignty
1689 On October - 11 peter the Great becomes tsar of Russia
1698 On this day in history france, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty
1705 On this day in history guillaume Amontons, French physicist, dies at 42
1726 Benjamin Franklin returns to Philadelphia from England on this day in history.
1737 On October - 11 earthquake kills 300,000 & destroys « of Calcutta India
1737 Earthquake kills 300,000 and destroys half of Calcutta India on this day in history.
1738 On October - 11 arthur Phillip, admiral/1st governor New-South Wales