Historical Events In October - 20

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on this day in history.   

1097  On October - 20 1st Crusaders arrive in Antioch   

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on October - 20.   

1187  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on this day in history.   

1268  On this day in history conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies   

1274  On this day in history engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1382  St. Mary's College is founded at Westminster, England on this day in history.   

1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca on this day in history.   

1438  Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

1475  On October - 20 giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)   

1496  On October - 20 claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise   

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on October - 20.   

1528  Treaty of Gorinchem (Emperor & church) on this day in history.   

1536  Danish/Norw king Christian III leads reform in Catholic possessions on October - 20.   

1576  On October - 20 spanish troops occupies & plunder Maastricht   

1587  On this day in history battle at Coultras: Henri van Navarra beats Catholic League   

1600  Battle of Sekigahara sets Tokugawa clan as Japan's rulers (shoguns) on October - 20.   

1603  On October - 20 chinese uprising in Philippines fails after 23,000 killed   

1632  On October - 20 the birth of Sir Christopher Wren, Mathematician and architect (St Pauls)   

1632  On October - 20 christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect   

1634  On October - 20 english King Charles I disbands new "Ship Money" tax   

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) on this day in history.   

1676  Christopher Gibbons, composer, dies at 61 on October - 20.   

1679  Samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer on this day in history.   

1714  On this day in history coronation of British King George I   

1714  On October - 20 georg Ludwig von Hannover crowned as English King George I   

1719  Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistician/economist on this day in history.   

1740  Maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary & Bohemia on this day in history.   

1740  Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women) on this day in history.   

1740  Karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies on October - 20.   

1751  On this day in history royal ship Duc de Bourgogne launched at Rochefort   

1751  Hendrik van Stralen, Dutch MP/secretary of Interior on October - 20.   

1765  On this day in history william August duke of Cumberland, Engl supreme commander, dies at 44   

1774  Continental Congress orders discouragment of entertainment on October - 20.   

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1435  On October - 20 birth of andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca   

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on this day in history.   

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on October - 20.   

1616  On this day in history birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)   

1620  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on October - 20.   

1632  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect was born on this day in history.   

1637  On this day in history birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)   

1656  Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746) was born on this day in history.   

0460  On this day in history eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies   

1139  On October - 20 henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies   

1187  Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on this day in history.   

1268  Conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies on October - 20.   

1274  On this day in history engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1438  On this day in history jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64   

1525  On October - 20 joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50   

1570  On October - 20 death of joão de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)