Historical Events In October - 06

0404  Eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies on this day in history.   

0877  On October - 06 charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54   

0891  On this day in history formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

1014  Samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies on this day in history.   

1072  On this day in history sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered   

1101  On October - 06 bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order   

1111  On October - 06 boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders   

1214  Alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies on October - 06.   

1499  On this day in history french king Louis XII occupies Milan   

1552  On October - 06 matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)   

1567  On October - 06 duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands   

1585  Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies on October - 06.   

1618  Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer on this day in history.   

1641  Matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1644  Isabella van Bourbon, French princess of Henri IV, dies on October - 06.   

1651  Heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47 on October - 06.   

1661  On this day in history guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru   

1683  On this day in history 13 German families arrive in present day Philadelphia   

1683  On this day in history 13 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown Pa (Phila)   

1689  Pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII on this day in history.   

1706  On October - 06 pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )   

1762  On this day in history english troops occupy Manila Philippines   

1762  On this day in history francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78   

1777  On this day in history battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [OS=Sept 27]   

1777  On October - 06 william Russell, composer   

1781  Americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of the Revolutionary War on this day in history.   

1781  Americans & French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War on October - 06.   

1783  On October - 06 benjamin Hanks patents self-winding clock   

1786  On October - 06 antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer, dies at 56   

1789  French Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October on this day in history.   

1799  Battle at Castricum: French & Bataafs army beats English/Russian army on October - 06.   

1806  Andreas Randel, composer on this day in history.   

1808  Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63) on October - 06.   

1811  On October - 06 french emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht   

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1289  King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306) was born on October - 06.   

1459  Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507) was born on October - 06.   

1510  Rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555) was born on October - 06.   

1510  John Caius, English physician (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.   

1552  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) was born on this day in history.   

1573  On October - 06 birth of henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624)   

1610  Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690) was born on this day in history.   

1618  On October - 06 birth of miguel Gomez Camargo, composer   

0404  On this day in history eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies   

0877  Charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1014  Samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies on this day in history.   

1072  On this day in history death of sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered   

1101  Death of Bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order on October - 06.   

1214  On this day in history alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies   

1413  Death of Dawit I, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1382) on this day in history.   

1542  Death of Thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503) on October - 06.