Historical Events In October - 10

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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1344  Mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362) was born on this day in history.   

1486  Charles III, Duke of Savoy was born on this day in history.   

1567  Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597) was born on October - 10.   

1599  Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea) was born on this day in history.   

1678  On this day in history birth of john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707)   

1684  On this day in history birth of jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige)   

1700  Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759) was born on October - 10.   

1713  Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer was born on October - 10.   

0019  Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

0413  Death of Nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57 on October - 10.   

0680  Death of Hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded on October - 10.   

0732  Death of Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia on this day in history.   

0833  On this day in history death of al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph of Baghdad (b. 786)   

1359  On this day in history death of king Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295)   

1616  On October - 10 maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60   

1651  Philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77 on this day in history.