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

1187  On this day in history urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies   

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

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 October - 20.   

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

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

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

1525  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1528  On this day in history treaty of Gorinchem (Emperor & church)   

1536  On October - 20 danish/Norw king Christian III leads reform in Catholic possessions   

1576  On October - 20 spanish troops occupies & plunder Maastricht   

1587  Battle at Coultras: Henri van Navarra beats Catholic League on this day in history.   

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

1603  Chinese uprising in Philippines fails after 23,000 killed on this day in history.   

1632  The birth of Sir Christopher Wren, Mathematician and architect (St Pauls) on this day in history.   

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

1634  English King Charles I disbands new "Ship Money" tax on October - 20.   

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

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

1679  On October - 20 samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer   

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

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

1740  Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women) on October - 20.   

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

1751  Royal ship Duc de Bourgogne launched at Rochefort on October - 20.   

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

1765  William August duke of Cumberland, Engl supreme commander, dies at 44 on October - 20.   

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  On this day in history birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)   

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

1616  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on October - 20.   

1620  On this day in history birth of aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)   

1632  On this day in history birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect   

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

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

0460  Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on October - 20.   

1139  Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on this day in history.   

1187  On this day in history urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies   

1268  On October - 20 conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies   

1274  On October - 20 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  Joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50 on October - 20.   

1570  On this day in history death of joão de Barros, Portuguese historian (b. 1496)