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  Danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon) on this day in history.   

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  Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on this day in history.   

1210  On this day in history pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV   

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

1239  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) on this day in history.   

1267  Battle at Marienholz: Henry III, Otto II van Gelre beat Keuls archbishop Engelbert III on this day in history.   

1340  On October - 18 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 October - 18.   

1386  On October - 18 opening of the University of Heidelberg   

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  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 October - 18.   

1534  On October - 18 new pursuit of French protestants   

1545  On this day in history john Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55   

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

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

1561  Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima -- Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts on October - 18.   

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

1572  On this day in history spanish troops attack Maastricht   

1589  On this day in history 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  Pierre De La Barre, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1638  On this day in history lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet   

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

1648  1st US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers) on October - 18.   

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  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On October - 18 death of sancho III of Navarre   

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  Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

1382  On this day in history death of james Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331)   

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