Historical Events In October - 18
Friday, 17 May 2024
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