Historical Events In October - 20
Tuesday, 22 October 2024
0460 Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poetess, dies on this day in history.
1097 1st Crusaders arrive in Antioch on this day in history.
1139 Henry X the Trotse, duke of Bayern (1126-38), dies on October - 20.
1187 Urbanus III, [Umberto Crivelli], Italian Pope (1185-87), dies on October - 20.
1268 On this day in history conrad Hohenstaufen, [Conrad van Zwaben], son of Conrad IV, dies
1274 Engelbert II of Falkenburg, archbishop of Cologne, dies on October - 20.
1382 On October - 20 st. Mary's College is founded at Westminster, England.
1435 On this day in history andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca
1438 On this day in history jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64
1475 On this day in history giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)
1496 On this day in history claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise
1525 On this day in history joannes Custos, S Neth humanist, dies at about 50
1528 On October - 20 treaty of Gorinchem (Emperor & church)
1536 Danish/Norw king Christian III leads reform in Catholic possessions on this day in history.
1576 On this day in history spanish troops occupies & plunder Maastricht
1587 On this day in history battle at Coultras: Henri van Navarra beats Catholic League
1600 On October - 20 battle of Sekigahara sets Tokugawa clan as Japan's rulers (shoguns)
1603 On October - 20 chinese uprising in Philippines fails after 23,000 killed
1632 On this day in history the birth of Sir Christopher Wren, Mathematician and architect (St Pauls)
1632 On this day in history christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect
1634 English King Charles I disbands new "Ship Money" tax on October - 20.
1637 On October - 20 nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)
1676 Christopher Gibbons, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1679 On October - 20 samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer
1714 On October - 20 coronation of British King George I
1714 On October - 20 georg Ludwig von Hannover crowned as English King George I
1719 Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistician/economist on this day in history.
1740 Maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary & Bohemia on October - 20.
1740 Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women) on October - 20.
1740 On this day in history karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies
1751 Royal ship Duc de Bourgogne launched at Rochefort on this day in history.
1751 On this day in history hendrik van Stralen, Dutch MP/secretary of Interior
1765 On this day in history william August duke of Cumberland, Engl supreme commander, dies at 44
1774 On this day in history continental Congress orders discouragment of entertainment