Historical Events In October - 18

0707  On October - 18 john VII ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0707  On this day in history john VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies   

1009  On October - 18 the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church's foundations down to bedrock.   

1016  On October - 18 danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon)   

1035  On October - 18 sancho III of Navarre   

1081  On October - 18 battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine   

1141  On this day in history margrave Leopold IV of Austria   

1210  On this day in history pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV   

1216  John, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies on October - 18.   

1239  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) on October - 18.   

1267  Battle at Marienholz: Henry III, Otto II van Gelre beat Keuls archbishop Engelbert III on October - 18.   

1340  Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

1356  On this day in history basel earthquake, the most significant historic seismological event north of the Alps, destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland.   

1386  Opening of the University of Heidelberg on October - 18.   

1405  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) on this day in history.   

1417  Gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies on this day in history.   

1459  On this day in history jan of Heinsberg, bishop of Luik (1419-56), dies   

1503  On October - 18 pius III, [Francesco Todeschini], Pope (9/22-10/18/1503), dies   

1534  On October - 18 new pursuit of French protestants   

1545  John Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1547  On this day in history justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian   

1558  Maria, queen of Hungary/guardian of Neth (1531-55), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1561  On October - 18 fourth Battle of Kawanakajima -- Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts.   

1564  John Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history spanish troops attack Maastricht   

1589  Adolf van Nieuwenaar & Meurs, viceroy of Utrecht, dies in battle on October - 18.   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer on this day in history.   

1622  French King Louis XIII & Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier on October - 18.   

1634  Pierre De La Barre, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1638  On this day in history lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet   

1648  On October - 18 first US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers)   

1648  1st US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers) on this day in history.   

1663  On October - 18 frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth   

1667  On this day in history brooklyn is chartered under the name Brueckelen by the governor of New Netherlands Mathias Nicolls   

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1127  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192)   

1239  On this day in history birth of stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)   

1405  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia) was born on this day in history.   

1517  On October - 18 birth of manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570)   

1547  On October - 18 birth of justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian   

1569  Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.   

1595  Edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655) was born on October - 18.   

1611  On October - 18 birth of valentin Strobel, composer   

0707  On this day in history john VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies   

1035  Death of Sancho III of Navarre on this day in history.   

1101  On October - 18 death of hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053)   

1141  On October - 18 death of margrave Leopold IV of Austria   

1216  On this day in history john, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies   

1340  Henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

1382  Death of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (b. 1331) on October - 18.   

1417  On this day in history gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies