Historical Events In October - 10
Friday, 26 July 2024
0019 On this day in history julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33
0680 On this day in history battle at Kerbela: Kalief Yazid beats pretender al-Hussein
0680 On this day in history hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded
0732 On October - 10 abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia
1375 Westfriese sea wall breaks flooding northern Netherlands on this day in history.
1471 On this day in history battle of Brunkeberg Stockholm (Sten Sture beats Christian I)
1486 On this day in history charles III, Duke of Savoy
1549 Duke of Somerset fired as Lord Protector & imprisoned on October - 10.
1575 Battle of Dormans: Roman Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeated the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others on October - 10.
1578 Count Johan Casimir occupies Ghent with 500 horsemen on this day in history.
1599 On October - 10 jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea)
1616 Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 on October - 10.
1631 On October - 10 saxon army occupies Prague
1651 On this day in history philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77
1659 Able J Tasmania, navigator/discovered (Tasmania, NZ), dies at about 56 on October - 10.
1676 On this day in history sebastian Knupfer, composer, dies at 43
1678 John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707) on October - 10.
1684 Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige) on this day in history.
1695 King Willem III escapes South Netherlands, back to England on this day in history.
1713 Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer on October - 10.
1720 On this day in history french govt proclaims strike on banknotes
1727 Alphonse d' Eve, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1731 On October - 10 henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist (discovered hydrogen)
1733 On this day in history france declares war on emperor Charles VI
1738 On October - 10 benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe)
1745 Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist, dies at 52 on this day in history.
1757 On October - 10 erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens)
1760 Suriname Colonial Regime signs treaty with Aukaners (ex-slaves) on this day in history.
1779 Antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP on this day in history.
1780 Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean on this day in history.
1787 On October - 10 amsterdam surrenders to Prussian invasion army
1789 Pierre-Louis Couperin, composer, dies at 34 on October - 10.
1790 George Gerson, composer on October - 10.
1791 On this day in history c F D Schubart, writer, dies
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