Historical Events In October - 06
Friday, 17 January 2025
0404 On October - 06 eudoxia Aelia, empress of Austria, dies
0877 Charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54 on October - 06.
0891 On this day in history formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1014 On this day in history samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies
1072 Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on October - 06.
1101 On this day in history bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order
1111 On this day in history boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders
1214 On October - 06 alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies
1499 On this day in history french king Louis XII occupies Milan
1552 On October - 06 matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)
1567 Duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands on October - 06.
1585 On October - 06 luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies
1618 On October - 06 miguel Gomez Camargo, composer
1641 On this day in history matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle
1644 Isabella van Bourbon, French princess of Henri IV, dies on this day in history.
1651 On this day in history heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47
1661 On October - 06 guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru
1683 On this day in history 13 German families arrive in present day Philadelphia
1683 On this day in history 13 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown Pa (Phila)
1689 Pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII on this day in history.
1706 On October - 06 pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )
1762 English troops occupy Manila Philippines on this day in history.
1762 On October - 06 francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78
1777 On October - 06 battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [OS=Sept 27]
1777 William Russell, composer on October - 06.
1781 On this day in history americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of the Revolutionary War
1781 Americans & French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War on this day in history.
1783 On October - 06 benjamin Hanks patents self-winding clock
1786 On this day in history antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer, dies at 56
1789 On October - 06 french Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October
1799 On this day in history battle at Castricum: French & Bataafs army beats English/Russian army
1806 On this day in history andreas Randel, composer
1808 Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63) on this day in history.
1811 French emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht on this day in history.