Historical Events In October - 18

0707  On this day in history john VII ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0707  On this day in history john VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies   

1009  On this day in history the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church's foundations down to bedrock.   

1016  On October - 18 danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon)   

1035  On this day in history sancho III of Navarre   

1081  On October - 18 battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine   

1141  On this day in history margrave Leopold IV of Austria   

1210  On October - 18 pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV   

1216  On October - 18 john, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies   

1239  On this day in history stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)   

1267  On October - 18 battle at Marienholz: Henry III, Otto II van Gelre beat Keuls archbishop Engelbert III   

1340  Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies on October - 18.   

1356  Basel earthquake, the most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps, destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland on this day in history.   

1386  On October - 18 opening of the University of Heidelberg   

1405  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) on October - 18.   

1417  Gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies on this day in history.   

1459  Jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies on October - 18.   

1503  On this day in history pius III, [Francesco Todeschini], Pope (9/22-10/18/1503), dies   

1534  On October - 18 new pursuit of French protestants   

1545  John Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1547  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian on October - 18.   

1558  On October - 18 maria, queen of Hungary/guardian of Neth (1531-55), dies at 53   

1561  On this day in history fourth Battle of Kawanakajima -- Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts.   

1564  John Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America on October - 18.   

1572  On this day in history spanish troops attack Maastricht   

1589  Adolf van Nieuwenaar & Meurs, viceroy of Utrecht, dies in battle on October - 18.   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer on October - 18.   

1622  On this day in history french King Louis XIII & Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier   

1634  On this day in history pierre De La Barre, composer, dies at 42   

1638  On October - 18 lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet   

1648  On this day in history first US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers)   

1648  On this day in history 1st US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers)   

1663  On this day in history frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth   

1667  On this day in history brooklyn is chartered under the name Brueckelen by the governor of New Netherlands Mathias Nicolls   

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1127  Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192) was born on this day in history.   

1239  On this day in history birth of stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)   

1405  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) was born on October - 18.   

1517  On this day in history birth of manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570)   

1547  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian was born on this day in history.   

1569  On this day in history birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)   

1595  On October - 18 birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer was born on October - 18.   

0707  John VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies on this day in history.   

1035  Death of Sancho III of Navarre on October - 18.   

1101  Death of Hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053) on October - 18.   

1141  Death of Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on October - 18.   

1216  John, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies on October - 18.   

1340  On this day in history henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies   

1382  Death of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331) on October - 18.   

1417  On October - 18 gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies