Historical Events In October - 02

0472  On this day in history olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies   

0939  On October - 02 battle at Andernach: King Otto & Hermann of Zwaben beat Eberhard of France & Giselbert of Lutherans   

0939  Giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49 on October - 02.   

0976  On this day in history hisham II appointed kalief of Cordoba   

1113  Mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies on October - 02.   

1134  Storm flood ravages Zeeland county on October - 02.   

1187  Sultan Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders on October - 02.   

1187  Sultan Saladin captures Jerusalem from Crusaders on this day in history.   

1263  The battle of Largs fought between Norwegians and Scots on October - 02.   

1264  On this day in history urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies   

1452  On this day in history king Richard III, of England (1483-85)   

1492  On October - 02 king Henry VII of England invades France   

1517  John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37 on this day in history.   

1518  On October - 02 english cardinal Thomas Wolsey makes European plan   

1535  On October - 02 jacques Cartie‚r discovers Mount Royal (Monte‚al)   

1535  On this day in history jacques Cartier discovers Mount Royal (Montreal)   

1540  Venice/Turkey signs peace on this day in history.   

1552  On October - 02 conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible.   

1564  On October - 02 andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49   

1572  Spanish army occupies/plunders/destroys Mechelen on October - 02.   

1586  On October - 02 battle at Zutphen: English-Dutch army   

1588  Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies on October - 02.   

1595  On this day in history jacob Louys, Flemish engraver   

1608  Hans Lippershey offers Dutch gov't a new invention, the telescope on this day in history.   

1608  Prototype of modern reflecting telescope completed by Jan Lippershey on October - 02.   

1608  On October - 02 the first telescope is demonstrated by Hans Lippershey of Middelburg.   

1614  On this day in history french king Louis XIII (13) declared an adult   

1616  On this day in history a Gryphius, writer   

1617  On October - 02 isaac Oliver, miniature painter, dies   

1629  On October - 02 pierre the Barulle, French cardinal/founder (French Oratorio), dies   

1646  On October - 02 guillaume Poitevin, composer   

1656  On October - 02 uS colony Connecticut passes law against Quakers   

1656  On October - 02 stephan Otto, composer, dies at 53   

1678  On this day in history wu San-kuei, gen, invited Manchus to China, dies trying to expel them   

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1452  King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on this day in history.   

1470  Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524) was born on October - 02.   

1538  Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584) was born on October - 02.   

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on this day in history.   

1616  On this day in history birth of a Gryphius, writer   

1644  François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724) was born on October - 02.   

1646  On this day in history birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer   

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on October - 02.   

0472  On October - 02 olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies   

0939  Death of Giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49 on this day in history.   

1113  On this day in history mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies   

1264  Urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies on this day in history.   

1517  John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37 on this day in history.   

1559  On October - 02 death of jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483)   

1564  Andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49 on October - 02.   

1588  Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies on this day in history.