Historical Events In October - 23

0425  On this day in history valentinian III is elevated as Roman Emperor, at the age of 6.   

0502  The Synodus Palmaris, called by Gothic king Theodoric the Great, discharges Pope Symmachus of all charges, thus ending the schism of Antipope Laurentius on this day in history.   

0585  On October - 23 burgundy king Guntram opens synod of Mâcon (Mastico)   

0787  On this day in history byzantine empress Irene recovers Iconclastic cult at Nicaea   

1086  On October - 23 a Muslim army from Africa defeats Castile's Alfonso VI October 23 at Zallaka Yusuf ibn Tashfin, Berber leader of the Almoravids, sends cartloads of Christian heads to the chief cities of Spain and Africa's Magrib as evidence of his victory   

1086  Battle of Zalaka: Alfonso VI vs Almoravids on October - 23.   

1091  On this day in history tornado (possible T8/F4) strikes the heart of London killing 2 and demolishing the then wooden London Bridge   

1157  The Battle of Grathe Heath ends the civil war in Denmark. King Sweyn III is killed and Valdemar I restores the country on October - 23.   

1229  On October - 23 otto II becomes earl of Gelre   

1260  On October - 23 koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered   

1450  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1520  On this day in history king Carlos I crowned, German emperor Charles V   

1543  Juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist on October - 23.   

1588  On October - 23 medina Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander   

1602  On this day in history franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57   

1641  Outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 on this day in history.   

1642  Battle at Edgeville (Warwick): King Charles I vs English parliament on this day in history.   

1644  On October - 23 sea battle of Fehmarn Sont: Adm Thijssen beats Denen   

1654  Johann Bernhard Staudt, composer on October - 23.   

1668  On October - 23 jews of Barbados forbidden to engage in retail trade   

1679  Meal Tub Plot against James II of England on October - 23.   

1681  French troops under King Louis XIV occupy Staatsburg on this day in history.   

1684  Colony Massachusetts under authority of English crown mounted on this day in history.   

1690  Revolt in Haarlem after public ban on smoking on this day in history.   

1694  On this day in history american colonial forces, led by Sir William Phipps, fail to seize Quebec.   

1698  On this day in history ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)   

1702  On October - 23 -24] Battle in Bay of Vigo: Neth/Engl fleet destroy Span/French fleet   

1713  Peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist on this day in history.   

1715  Peter II Aleksejevitsj, Emperor of Russia (1727-30) on October - 23.   

1739  On October - 23 war of Jenkins' Ear starts: British Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, reluctantly declares war on Spain.   

1752  On this day in history nicolas Appert, inventor (food canning, bouillon tablet)   

1753  On October - 23 columban Praelisauer, composer, dies at 50   

1760  On October - 23 1st Jewish prayer books printed in US   

1767  On this day in history h Benjamin Constant, [de Rebeque], French politician/writer   

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1503  Isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539) was born on this day in history.   

1516  On October - 23 birth of charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524)   

1543  Juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist was born on this day in history.   

1634  On this day in history birth of hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715)   

1654  On this day in history birth of johann Bernhard Staudt, composer   

1698  On this day in history birth of ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)   

1705  Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1713  Peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist was born on October - 23.   

0930  On October - 23 death of daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885)   

1260  On October - 23 death of koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered   

1450  On this day in history johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70   

1456  On October - 23 death of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386)   

1550  Death of Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480) on this day in history.   

1581  On this day in history death of michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529)   

1602  On this day in history franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57   

1616  On this day in history death of leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563)