Historical Events In October - 18

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1016  Danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon) on October - 18.   

1035  Sancho III of Navarre on October - 18.   

1081  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  Battle at Marienholz: Henry III, Otto II van Gelre beat Keuls archbishop Engelbert III on October - 18.   

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

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

1386  Opening of the University of Heidelberg on October - 18.   

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

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

1459  On this day in history jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies   

1503  On October - 18 pius III, [Francesco Todeschini], Pope (9/22-10/18/1503), dies   

1534  On this day in history new pursuit of French protestants   

1545  John Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55 on October - 18.   

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

1558  Maria, queen of Hungary/guardian of Neth (1531-55), dies at 53 on October - 18.   

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 this day in history.   

1572  Spanish troops attack Maastricht on this day in history.   

1589  On this day in history adolf van Nieuwenaar & Meurs, viceroy of Utrecht, dies in battle   

1611  On October - 18 valentin Strobel, composer   

1622  French King Louis XIII & Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier on October - 18.   

1634  Pierre De La Barre, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1638  Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet on this day in history.   

1648  On October - 18 first US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers)   

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

1663  Frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth on October - 18.   

1667  On October - 18 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 this day in history.   

1517  Manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of valentin Strobel, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1141  Death of Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on this day in history.   

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

1340  On October - 18 henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies   

1382  Death of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331) on this day in history.   

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