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  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 on October - 18.   

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

1035  Sancho III of Navarre on this day in history.   

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

1141  On October - 18 margrave Leopold IV of Austria   

1210  Pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV on this day in history.   

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

1239  On October - 18 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  On this day in history henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies   

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 this day in history opening of the University of Heidelberg   

1405  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) on this day in history.   

1417  On this day in history gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies   

1459  Jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies on this day in history.   

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

1534  New pursuit of French protestants on October - 18.   

1545  On October - 18 john Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55   

1547  On October - 18 justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian   

1558  Maria, queen of Hungary/guardian of Neth (1531-55), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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

1564  On this day in history john Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America   

1572  Spanish troops attack Maastricht on October - 18.   

1589  On October - 18 adolf van Nieuwenaar & Meurs, viceroy of Utrecht, dies in battle   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer on this day in history.   

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

1634  On October - 18 pierre De La Barre, composer, dies at 42   

1638  Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet on October - 18.   

1648  First US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers) on October - 18.   

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  Brooklyn is chartered under the name Brueckelen by the governor of New Netherlands Mathias Nicolls on October - 18.   

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1127  On October - 18 birth of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192)   

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

1405  On this day in history birth of pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)   

1517  Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on October - 18.   

1547  On October - 18 birth of justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian   

1569  Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625) was born on October - 18.   

1595  On this day in history birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1035  On October - 18 death of sancho III of Navarre   

1101  Death of Hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053) on this day in history.   

1141  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold IV of Austria   

1216  John, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies on this day in history.   

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

1382  On October - 18 death of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331)   

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