Historical Events In October - 06
Thursday, 21 November 2024
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 Formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope on October - 06.
1014 On October - 06 samuel, ruler of Bulgaria, dies
1072 Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered on this day in history.
1101 On this day in history bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order
1111 Boudouin VII becomes earl of Flanders on October - 06.
1214 On this day in history alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castile, dies
1499 French king Louis XII occupies Milan on October - 06.
1552 Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) on October - 06.
1567 Duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands on this day in history.
1585 Luca Cambiaso, Italian painter/sculptor, dies on October - 06.
1618 Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer on this day in history.
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 Heinrich Albert, German composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47 on this day in history.
1661 Guru Har Rai, seventh Sikh Guru on October - 06.
1683 13 German families arrive in present day Philadelphia on this day in history.
1683 13 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown Pa (Phila) on this day in history.
1689 On October - 06 pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII
1706 Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) on this day in history.
1762 English troops occupy Manila Philippines on this day in history.
1762 On this day in history francesco Onofrio Manfredini, composer, dies at 78
1777 On this day in history battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [OS=Sept 27]
1777 William Russell, composer on October - 06.
1781 Americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of the Revolutionary War on October - 06.
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 Antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.
1789 French Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on 5 October on this day in history.
1799 Battle at Castricum: French & Bataafs army beats English/Russian army on October - 06.
1806 On this day in history andreas Randel, composer
1808 Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63) on October - 06.
1811 On October - 06 french emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht