Historical Events In October - 18

0707  John VII ends his reign as Catholic Pope on October - 18.   

0707  John VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies on October - 18.   

1009  On October - 18 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  Danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon) on October - 18.   

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  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 October - 18.   

1267  On this day in history battle at Marienholz: Henry III, Otto II van Gelre beat Keuls archbishop Engelbert III   

1340  Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

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 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 October - 18.   

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

1534  New pursuit of French protestants on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1561  On October - 18 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  Spanish troops attack Maastricht on this day in history.   

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

1611  On this day in history valentin Strobel, composer   

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

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

1648  On October - 18 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 October - 18 brooklyn is chartered under the name Brueckelen by the governor of New Netherlands Mathias Nicolls   

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1127  On this day in history 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  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 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  On this day in history birth of valentin Strobel, composer   

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

1035  On this day in history 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  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  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.