Historical Events In October - 20

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

1097  On this day in history 1st Crusaders arrive in Antioch   

1139  On this day in history henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies   

1187  On October - 20 urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies   

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

1274  On October - 20 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 this day in history 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  On October - 20 danish/Norw king Christian III leads reform in Catholic possessions   

1576  Spanish troops occupies & plunder Maastricht on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect on October - 20.   

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

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) on October - 20.   

1676  Christopher Gibbons, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1679  On this day in history samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer   

1714  Coronation of British King George I on October - 20.   

1714  Georg Ludwig von Hannover crowned as English King George I on October - 20.   

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

1740  On October - 20 maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary & Bohemia   

1740  On October - 20 belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women)   

1740  On this day in history karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies   

1751  On October - 20 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  On this day in history continental Congress orders discouragment of entertainment   

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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 October - 20.   

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on this day in history.   

1616  On October - 20 birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)   

1620  On October - 20 birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)   

1632  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect was born on October - 20.   

1637  On October - 20 birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)   

1656  On October - 20 birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)   

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 October - 20.   

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

1274  Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

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)