Historical Events In October - 06
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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