Historical Events In October - 18

0707  John VII ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0707  John VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies on October - 18.   

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 this day in history danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon)   

1035  On this day in history sancho III of Navarre   

1081  On this day in history battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine   

1141  Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on October - 18.   

1210  Pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV on October - 18.   

1216  On October - 18 john, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies   

1239  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) on this day in history.   

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 October - 18.   

1356  On October - 18 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 this day in history.   

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

1417  On October - 18 gregorius XII, [Angelo Correr], Pope (1406-15), dies   

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

1503  Pius III, [Francesco Todeschini], Pope (9/22-10/18/1503), dies on this day in history.   

1534  New pursuit of French protestants on this day in history.   

1545  On October - 18 john Taverner, English composer (Western Wynde), dies at about 55   

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

1558  On October - 18 maria, queen of Hungary/guardian of Neth (1531-55), dies at 53   

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

1564  On this day in history john Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America   

1572  Spanish troops attack Maastricht on this day in history.   

1589  On this day in history adolf van Nieuwenaar & Meurs, viceroy of Utrecht, dies in battle   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer on October - 18.   

1622  On October - 18 french King Louis XIII & Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier   

1634  Pierre De La Barre, composer, dies at 42 on October - 18.   

1638  On October - 18 lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet   

1648  First US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers) on October - 18.   

1648  On October - 18 1st US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers)   

1663  On this day in history frans Eugenius, duke/prince of Savoye/land guardian of Austria-Neth   

1667  Brooklyn is chartered under the name Brueckelen by the governor of New Netherlands Mathias Nicolls on October - 18.   

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

1239  On October - 18 birth of stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72)   

1405  On October - 18 birth of pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)   

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  On this day in history birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)   

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

1611  On this day in history birth of valentin Strobel, composer   

0707  John VII, Greek Pope (705-07), dies on this day in history.   

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

1101  Death of Hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053) on October - 18.   

1141  Death of Margrave Leopold IV of Austria on October - 18.   

1216  John, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies on this day in history.   

1340  On October - 18 henry Henricus of Friemar, Augustine philosopher, dies   

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

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