Historical Events In October - 10
Saturday, 07 September 2024
0019 On October - 10 julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33
0680 Battle at Kerbela: Kalief Yazid beats pretender al-Hussein on this day in history.
0680 Hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded on October - 10.
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 October - 10 battle of Brunkeberg Stockholm (Sten Sture beats Christian I)
1486 On October - 10 charles III, Duke of Savoy
1549 Duke of Somerset fired as Lord Protector & imprisoned on this day in history.
1575 Battle of Dormans: Roman Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeated the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others on this day in history.
1578 On this day in history count Johan Casimir occupies Ghent with 500 horsemen
1599 On October - 10 jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea)
1616 Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1631 Saxon army occupies Prague on this day in history.
1651 Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77 on October - 10.
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 this day in history.
1684 On this day in history jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige)
1695 King Willem III escapes South Netherlands, back to England on October - 10.
1713 Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer on October - 10.
1720 French govt proclaims strike on banknotes on this day in history.
1727 Alphonse d' Eve, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1731 Henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist (discovered hydrogen) on October - 10.
1733 France declares war on emperor Charles VI on October - 10.
1738 On October - 10 benjamin West, painter (Death of General Wolfe)
1745 Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist, dies at 52 on October - 10.
1757 Erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens) on October - 10.
1760 Suriname Colonial Regime signs treaty with Aukaners (ex-slaves) on October - 10.
1779 On this day in history antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP
1780 Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean on October - 10.
1787 On October - 10 amsterdam surrenders to Prussian invasion army
1789 Pierre-Louis Couperin, composer, dies at 34 on October - 10.
1790 On this day in history george Gerson, composer
1791 C F D Schubart, writer, dies on this day in history.
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